Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in IDA only

IDA only: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female was 96.79 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
96.79 million number
Change on year
up 1.6%
Rank
11th
of 39 groups
All-time high
96.79 million number
in 2019
All-time low
54.62 million number
in 1982
Years of data
38
1982–2019

Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in IDA only, 1982–2019

020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M100.0M1982200020191982: 54.6M number1983: 55.6M number1984: 56.7M number1985: 57.8M number1986: 58.8M number1987: 59.9M number1988: 60.9M number1989: 62.3M number1990: 63.6M number1991: 64.8M number1992: 66.4M number1993: 67.9M number1994: 69.0M number1995: 70.3M number1996: 71.4M number1997: 72.2M number1998: 72.1M number1999: 73.2M number2000: 74.0M number2001: 74.7M number2002: 76.8M number2003: 78.1M number2004: 79.7M number2005: 81.2M number2006: 84.8M number2007: 87.1M number2008: 86.4M number2009: 88.6M number2010: 89.7M number2011: 92.5M number2012: 93.6M number2013: 94.6M number2014: 95.2M number2015: 95.0M number2016: 93.3M number2017: 94.2M number2018: 95.3M number2019: 96.8M number

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 8 Morocco 3.57 million number compare
  2. 9 Nepal 3.36 million number compare
  3. 10 Indonesia 2.93 million number compare
  4. 11 Brazil 2.80 million number compare
  5. 12 Cote d'Ivoire 2.76 million number compare
  6. 13 Mozambique 2.73 million number compare
  7. 14 Uganda 2.61 million number compare

See the full ranking of 122 places →

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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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Indicator
Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
122 places, 2,240 data points, 1970–2019
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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.