Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female (number) (female number) in IDA only
IDA only: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female (number) (female number) was 96.79 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in IDA only, 1982–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
IDA only recorded 96.79 million number for illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in IDA only peaked at 96.79 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 54.62 million number, in 1982.
IDA only ranks 11th of 39 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female (number) (female number) in IDA only, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 54.62 million number | — |
| 1983 | 55.64 million number | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 56.66 million number | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 57.79 million number | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 58.81 million number | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 59.88 million number | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 60.92 million number | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 62.30 million number | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 63.58 million number | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 64.84 million number | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 66.39 million number | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 67.91 million number | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 69.02 million number | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 70.28 million number | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 71.38 million number | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 72.22 million number | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 72.09 million number | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 73.16 million number | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 74.05 million number | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 74.73 million number | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 76.84 million number | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 78.10 million number | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 79.66 million number | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 81.21 million number | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 84.83 million number | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 87.10 million number | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 86.41 million number | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 88.59 million number | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 89.73 million number | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 92.52 million number | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 93.61 million number | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 94.63 million number | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 95.25 million number | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 94.95 million number | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 93.35 million number | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 94.17 million number | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 95.29 million number | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 96.79 million number | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 58.33 million number | 54.62 million number | 62.30 million number | 8 |
| 1990s | 69.09 million number | 63.58 million number | 73.16 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.15 million number | 74.05 million number | 88.59 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.03 million number | 89.73 million number | 96.79 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
More reference data data for IDA only
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 14.24 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.2 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 28.87 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 14.63 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.34 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.04 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.0% (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.47 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.6961 years (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.46 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in IDA only?
- Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in IDA only was 96.79 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest illiterate population, 25-64 years, female recorded in IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 96.79 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest illiterate population, 25-64 years, female recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.62 million number in 1982.
- How does IDA only rank for illiterate population, 25-64 years, female?
- IDA only ranks 11th out of 39 groups with data for 2019.
- Is illiterate population, 25-64 years, female rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA only 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.