Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female was 90.40 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1984–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 90.40 million number. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 90.40 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 49.21 million number, in 1984.
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 12th of 38 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 49.21 million number | — |
| 1985 | 50.32 million number | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 51.26 million number | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 52.06 million number | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 52.89 million number | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 54.00 million number | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 54.87 million number | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 55.67 million number | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 56.93 million number | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 57.87 million number | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 58.74 million number | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 59.81 million number | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 60.31 million number | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 60.66 million number | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 61.15 million number | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 61.76 million number | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 64.48 million number | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 64.97 million number | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 66.51 million number | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 67.40 million number | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 68.43 million number | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 70.69 million number | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 69.00 million number | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 76.03 million number | +10.2% |
| 2008 | 77.76 million number | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 79.53 million number | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 80.81 million number | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 80.77 million number | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 81.00 million number | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 82.18 million number | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 82.98 million number | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 84.16 million number | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 85.33 million number | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 87.24 million number | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 88.59 million number | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 90.40 million number | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 51.63 million number | 49.21 million number | 54.00 million number | 6 |
| 1990s | 58.78 million number | 54.87 million number | 61.76 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.48 million number | 64.48 million number | 79.53 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.35 million number | 80.77 million number | 90.40 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 9 Nepal 3.36 million number compare
- 10 Indonesia 2.93 million number compare
- 11 Brazil 2.80 million number compare
- 12 Côte d'Ivoire 2.76 million number compare
- 13 Mozambique 2.73 million number compare
- 14 Uganda 2.61 million number compare
- 15 Burkina Faso 2.57 million number compare
More reference data data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 32.03 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 15.81 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 16.22 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.33 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.02 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.2% (2018)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.78 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 0.767 GPIA (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, male 2.57 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 90.40 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest illiterate population, 25-64 years, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 90.40 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest illiterate population, 25-64 years, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.21 million number in 1984.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for illiterate population, 25-64 years, female?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 12th out of 38 groups with data for 2019.
- Is illiterate population, 25-64 years, female rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.