Illiterate youth population, 15-24 years, rural, % female by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
42
Highest
78.0%
Türkiye
Lowest
0.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Median
48.5%
Years covered
49
1976–2024
Data points
391

What the numbers show

Illiterate youth population, 15-24 years, rural, % female is currently reported for 42 countries. The highest value is 78.0% in Türkiye; the lowest is 0.0% in Bolivia, Plurinational State of.

The median across all reporting countries is 48.5%, and the mean is 48.3%.

Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Chile (up 50.0%), and the largest decrease in Bolivia, Plurinational State of (down 100.0%).

Illiterate youth population, 15-24 years, rural, % female: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Türkiye 78.0% 2015 down 4.9% flat
2 Palestine, State of 74.0% 2022 up 42.3% rising
3 Malaysia 68.0% 2022 up 44.7% flat
4 Morocco 67.0% 2014 unchanged rising
5 Togo 66.0% 2019 up 3.1% flat
6 Pakistan 64.0% 2019 down 4.5% rising
7 Egypt 62.0% 2013 down 10.1% rising
8 Senegal 61.0% 2017 up 7.0% flat
8 Mozambique 61.0% 2020 down 12.9% falling
10 Panama 58.0% 2019 up 1.8% rising
11 Guatemala 57.0% 2018 down 12.3% flat
12 Iran, Islamic Republic of 55.0% 2016 down 9.8% falling
13 Mali 54.0% 2018 up 1.9% flat
14 Peru 53.0% 2020 down 3.6% falling
14 Uganda 53.0% 2014 down 15.9% falling
14 Jordan 53.0% 2024 up 29.3% falling
14 Azerbaijan 53.0% 2023 down 33.8% rising
18 Burkina Faso 52.0% 2019 down 3.7% flat
19 Chile 51.0% 2017 up 50.0% rising
20 Uzbekistan 50.0% 2022 unchanged flat
21 Indonesia 49.0% 2020 up 4.3% falling
22 Mexico 48.0% 2020 down 5.9% falling
22 Oman 48.0% 2022 up 11.6% rising
24 Cambodia 46.0% 2019 down 14.8% falling
24 Georgia 46.0% 2024 up 2.2% flat
24 Spain 46.0% 2020 down 17.9% falling
27 Bangladesh 45.0% 2022 unchanged falling
28 Ecuador 42.0% 2022 down 19.2% falling
28 Philippines 42.0% 2020 up 44.8% falling
30 Uruguay 41.0% 2022 down 6.8% flat
30 Sri Lanka 41.0% 2024 up 5.1% falling
30 Armenia 41.0% 2020 down 4.7% falling
33 Dominican Republic 37.0% 2024 down 2.6% flat
33 El Salvador 37.0% 2024 down 15.9% falling
35 Paraguay 35.0% 2020 down 23.9% flat
35 Thailand 35.0% 2018 down 27.1% falling
37 Colombia 34.0% 2020 down 10.5% flat
37 Brazil 34.0% 2018 up 13.3% rising
39 South Africa 33.0% 2024 down 13.2% falling
39 Honduras 33.0% 2019 down 17.5% falling
41 Kuwait 25.0% 2018 down 44.4% falling
42 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% falling

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Indicator
Illiterate youth population, 15-24 years, rural, % female
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
42 places, 391 data points, 1976–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release