What is the difference in youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female between IDA total and India?

27.54 million number, with IDA total ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and India?

6 years are reported by both, from 1981 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.

IDA total vs India: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female

IDA total

38.94 million number

in 2019

India

11.40 million number

in 2018

IDA total rank

4th

India rank

1st

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

IDA total
India

How they compare

IDA total currently reports 38.94 million number against 11.40 million number in India, a difference of 27.54 million number.

That makes IDA total's figure about 3.4 times India's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1981 it was India ahead.

IDA total ranks 4th and India ranks 1st of 39 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, IDA total averaged higher in 2 and India in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	IDA total	India	Difference	Ahead
1980s	32.87 million number	39.89 million number	7.02 million number	India
1990s	38.22 million number	41.28 million number	3.06 million number	India
2000s	43.25 million number	29.91 million number	13.34 million number	IDA total
2010s	41.71 million number	15.83 million number	25.88 million number	IDA total

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female, IDA total or India?: IDA total, at 38.94 million number against 11.40 million number in India as of 2019.
What is the difference in youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female between IDA total and India?: 27.54 million number, with IDA total ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and India?: 6 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2018.
How do IDA total and India rank globally for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?: IDA total ranks 4th and India ranks 1st 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.

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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.