Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female (number) (female number) in IDA blend
IDA blend: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female (number) (female number) was 50.27 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in IDA blend, 1980–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in IDA blend stood at 50.27 million number. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in IDA blend peaked at 50.27 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 23.64 million number, in 1980.
IDA blend ranks 19th of 39 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female (number) (female number) in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 23.64 million number | — |
| 1981 | 24.15 million number | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 24.75 million number | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 25.41 million number | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 26.08 million number | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 26.77 million number | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 27.40 million number | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 27.91 million number | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 28.42 million number | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 29.05 million number | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 29.59 million number | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 29.63 million number | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 30.33 million number | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 30.66 million number | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 31.15 million number | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 31.66 million number | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 32.02 million number | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 32.38 million number | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 32.74 million number | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 33.10 million number | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 35.81 million number | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 36.21 million number | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 36.63 million number | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 37.27 million number | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 37.76 million number | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 39.39 million number | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 34.36 million number | -12.8% |
| 2007 | 41.76 million number | +21.5% |
| 2008 | 42.53 million number | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 43.34 million number | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 44.10 million number | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 44.77 million number | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 45.34 million number | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 46.68 million number | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 46.85 million number | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 47.24 million number | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 47.67 million number | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 49.05 million number | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 49.50 million number | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 50.27 million number | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26.36 million number | 23.64 million number | 29.05 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.33 million number | 29.59 million number | 33.10 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.51 million number | 34.36 million number | 43.34 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.15 million number | 44.10 million number | 50.27 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
More reference data data for IDA blend
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 7.31 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.31 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 14.99 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 7.69 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.51 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.09 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.5% (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 933,391 number (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.3 years (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.43 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in IDA blend?
- Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in IDA blend was 50.27 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest illiterate population, 25-64 years, female recorded in IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 50.27 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest illiterate population, 25-64 years, female recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.64 million number in 1980.
- How does IDA blend rank for illiterate population, 25-64 years, female?
- IDA blend ranks 19th out of 39 groups with data for 2019.
- Is illiterate population, 25-64 years, female rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA blend data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of females from age 25 to age 64 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.