Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female was 316.39 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in Low & middle income, 1975–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in Low & middle income is 316.39 million number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in Low & middle income peaked at 373.01 million number in 1987 and was at its lowest, 316.39 million number, in 2019.
Low & middle income ranks 3rd of 39 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 338.12 million number | 325.36 million number | 348.54 million number | 5 |
| 1980s | 361.70 million number | 354.58 million number | 373.01 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 352.44 million number | 322.58 million number | 366.40 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 326.93 million number | 320.56 million number | 334.03 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 322.25 million number | 316.39 million number | 328.43 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More reference data data for Low & middle income
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.72 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 61.84 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 57.86 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 119.71 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.79 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.66 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr 90.6% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.54 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i 1.11 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 9.78 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in Low & middle income?
- Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in Low & middle income was 316.39 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest illiterate population, 25-64 years, female recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 373.01 million number in 1987.
- What is the lowest illiterate population, 25-64 years, female recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 316.39 million number in 2019.
- How does Low & middle income rank for illiterate population, 25-64 years, female?
- Low & middle income ranks 3rd out of 39 groups with data for 2019.
- Is illiterate population, 25-64 years, female rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.