Illiterate population, 25-64 years, % female in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, % female was 63.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Illiterate population, 25-64 years, % female in Lower middle income, 1975–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Lower middle income recorded 63.7% for illiterate population, 25-64 years, % female in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, illiterate population, 25-64 years, % female in Lower middle income peaked at 64.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 59.6%, in 1975.
That places Lower middle income 12th out of 38 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 59.8% | 59.6% | 60.0% | 5 |
| 1980s | 60.7% | 60.1% | 61.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.1% | 61.1% | 63.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.2% | 63.6% | 64.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.7% | 63.3% | 63.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More reference data data for Lower middle income
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 6,782 (2021)
- CPI Price, nominal 469.5 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 475.87 (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 28.75 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 59.49 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 30.74 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.41 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.37 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.44 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr 95.5% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is illiterate population, 25-64 years, % female in Lower middle income?
- Illiterate population, 25-64 years, % female in Lower middle income was 63.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest illiterate population, 25-64 years, % female recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 64.6% in 2009.
- What is the lowest illiterate population, 25-64 years, % female recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.6% in 1975.
- How does Lower middle income rank for illiterate population, 25-64 years, % female?
- Lower middle income ranks 12th out of 38 groups with data for 2019.
- Is illiterate population, 25-64 years, % female rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower middle income data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Illiterate population, 25-64 years, % female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the adult illiterate population (age 25-64) that is female.