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

33.09 million number, with IDA total ahead.

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

5 years are reported by both, from 1991 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 Nigeria: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female

IDA total

38.94 million number

in 2019

Nigeria

5.86 million number

in 2018

IDA total rank

4th

Nigeria rank

3rd

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

IDA total
Nigeria

How they compare

IDA total currently reports 38.94 million number against 5.86 million number in Nigeria, a difference of 33.09 million number.

That makes IDA total's figure about 6.7 times Nigeria's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, IDA total has been ahead every year.

IDA total ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 39 groups.

IDA total has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	IDA total	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1990s	38.22 million number	3.43 million number	34.79 million number	IDA total
2000s	44.12 million number	4.88 million number	39.25 million number	IDA total
2010s	39.29 million number	5.86 million number	33.44 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 Nigeria?: IDA total, at 38.94 million number against 5.86 million number in Nigeria as of 2019.
What is the difference in youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female between IDA total and Nigeria?: 33.09 million number, with IDA total ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Nigeria?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2018.
How do IDA total and Nigeria rank globally for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?: IDA total ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 3rd 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.