Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in Pakistan

Pakistan: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female was 26.35 million number in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
26.35 million number
Change on year
up 6.8%
World rank
2nd
of 83 countries
All-time high
26.35 million number
in 2017
All-time low
11.47 million number
in 1981
Years of data
13
1981–2017

Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in Pakistan, 1981–2017

010.0M20.0M30.0M1981199920171981: 11.5M number1998: 17.4M number2005: 20.3M number2006: 20.0M number2007: 20.8M number2008: 21.4M number2009: 22.1M number2010: 22.6M number2011: 23.0M number2012: 23.5M number2013: 24.6M number2014: 24.7M number2017: 26.3M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in Pakistan is 26.35 million number, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of up 6.8% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in Pakistan peaked at 26.35 million number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 11.47 million number, in 1981.

Pakistan ranks 2nd of 83 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 11.47 million number 11.47 million number 11.47 million number 1
1990s 17.35 million number 17.35 million number 17.35 million number 1
2000s 20.91 million number 19.97 million number 22.05 million number 5
2010s 24.11 million number 22.57 million number 26.35 million number 6

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 1 India 121.13 million number compare
  2. 3 Nigeria 17.67 million number compare
  3. 4 Bangladesh 12.75 million number compare
  4. 5 China 9.52 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 Pakistan?
Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in Pakistan was 26.35 million number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest illiterate population, 25-64 years, female recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 26.35 million number in 2017.
What is the lowest illiterate population, 25-64 years, female recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 11.47 million number in 1981.
How does Pakistan rank for illiterate population, 25-64 years, female?
Pakistan ranks 2nd out of 83 countries with data for 2017.
Is illiterate population, 25-64 years, female rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pakistan 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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About this data

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.