Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in World
World: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female was 323.04 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
323.04 million number
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
1st
of 39 groups
All-time high
399.43 million number
in 1987
All-time low
323.04 million number
in 2019
Years of data
44
1976–2019
Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in World, 1976–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in World stood at 323.04 million number. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in World peaked at 399.43 million number in 1987 and was at its lowest, 323.04 million number, in 2019.
That places World 1st out of 39 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in World, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 365.47 million number | — |
| 1977 | 372.15 million number | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 375.88 million number | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 379.48 million number | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 385.09 million number | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 384.35 million number | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 384.12 million number | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 391.24 million number | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 392.75 million number | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 395.34 million number | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 397.42 million number | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 399.43 million number | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 378.77 million number | -5.2% |
| 1989 | 379.89 million number | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 380.80 million number | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 381.14 million number | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 382.98 million number | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 383.97 million number | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 384.34 million number | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 384.07 million number | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 383.86 million number | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 351.08 million number | -8.5% |
| 1998 | 338.80 million number | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 338.10 million number | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 335.57 million number | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 337.08 million number | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 337.48 million number | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 335.11 million number | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 334.39 million number | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 342.09 million number | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 340.38 million number | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 344.62 million number | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 342.40 million number | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 342.14 million number | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 333.54 million number | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 335.00 million number | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 335.31 million number | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 337.46 million number | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 332.63 million number | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 329.25 million number | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 326.61 million number | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 326.36 million number | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 325.26 million number | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 323.04 million number | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 373.25 million number | 365.47 million number | 379.48 million number | 4 |
| 1980s | 388.84 million number | 378.77 million number | 399.43 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 370.91 million number | 338.10 million number | 384.34 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 339.13 million number | 334.39 million number | 344.62 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 330.44 million number | 323.04 million number | 337.46 million number | 10 |
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More reference data data for World
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- Exposure to extreme precipitation — Annual precipitation change -41.07 Millimetres per year (2023)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.73 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 68.68 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 64.37 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 133.05 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.79 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.67 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.7% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.61 years (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in World?
- Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in World was 323.04 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest illiterate population, 25-64 years, female recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 399.43 million number in 1987.
- What is the lowest illiterate population, 25-64 years, female recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 323.04 million number in 2019.
- How does World rank for illiterate population, 25-64 years, female?
- World ranks 1st out of 39 groups with data for 2019.
- Is illiterate population, 25-64 years, female rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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.