What is the difference in youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female between Europe & Central Asia and Indonesia?

98,464 number, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Indonesia?

10 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Europe & Central Asia vs Indonesia: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female

Europe & Central Asia

165,602 number

in 2019

Indonesia

67,138 number

in 2018

Europe & Central Asia rank

34th

Indonesia rank

37th

Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female over time

Europe & Central Asia
Indonesia

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia currently reports 165,602 number against 67,138 number in Indonesia, a difference of 98,464 number.

That makes Europe & Central Asia's figure about 2.5 times Indonesia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Indonesia ahead.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 34th and Indonesia ranks 37th of 39 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia averaged higher in 2 and Indonesia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Europe & Central Asia	Indonesia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	873,343 number	922,408 number	49,065 number	Indonesia
2000s	585,742 number	341,584 number	244,158 number	Europe & Central Asia
2010s	237,168 number	109,786 number	127,381 number	Europe & Central Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female, Europe & Central Asia or Indonesia?: Europe & Central Asia, at 165,602 number against 67,138 number in Indonesia as of 2019.
What is the difference in youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female between Europe & Central Asia and Indonesia?: 98,464 number, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Indonesia?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2018.
How do Europe & Central Asia and Indonesia rank globally for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?: Europe & Central Asia ranks 34th and Indonesia ranks 37th of 39 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Europe & Central Asia vs Indonesia: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Retrieved 15 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/youth-illiterate-population-15-24-years-female-number/europe-and-central-asia/indonesia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/youth-illiterate-population-15-24-years-female-number/europe-and-central-asia/indonesia/">Europe & Central Asia vs Indonesia: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 125 places, 2,250 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Total number of females between age 15 and age 24 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.