Illiterate youth population, 15-24 years, urban, female (number) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
42
Highest
1.44 million
Pakistan
Lowest
0
Georgia
Median
13,370
Years covered
49
1976–2024
Data points
391

What the numbers show

Illiterate youth population, 15-24 years, urban, female (number) is currently reported for 42 countries. The highest value is 1.44 million in Pakistan; the lowest is 0 in Georgia.

The median across all reporting countries is 13,370, and the mean is 86,172.

Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 32 fell. The largest increase was in Uganda (up 190.5%), and the largest decrease in Georgia (down 100.0%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Pakistan 1.44 million 2019 up 5.5% rising
2 Bangladesh 481,746 2022 down 47.0% falling
3 Burkina Faso 200,019 2019 up 92.1% rising
4 Mali 193,438 2018 down 24.1% falling
5 Senegal 186,867 2017 down 8.5% falling
6 Egypt 176,171 2013 down 54.2% falling
7 Mozambique 174,021 2020 down 0.8% rising
8 Uganda 119,554 2014 up 190.5% volatile
9 Morocco 107,748 2014 down 64.6% volatile
10 Brazil 63,834 2018 down 42.1% falling
11 Iran, Islamic Republic of 63,188 2016 down 46.7% volatile
12 South Africa 61,099 2024 up 183.2% volatile
13 Mexico 44,100 2020 down 40.7% falling
14 Türkiye 42,741 2015 down 75.8% volatile
15 Malaysia 41,212 2022 up 113.0% rising
16 Guatemala 34,612 2018 up 34.8% falling
17 Togo 24,662 2019 down 45.8% falling
18 Philippines 24,296 2020 down 31.1% falling
19 Thailand 22,792 2018 down 75.4% volatile
20 Colombia 17,710 2020 down 37.2% falling
21 Cambodia 15,513 2019 down 7.5% falling
22 Chile 11,226 2017 up 136.6% rising
23 Peru 10,976 2020 down 15.1% falling
24 Jordan 9,193 2024 up 123.6% rising
25 Honduras 7,534 2019 down 3.8% falling
26 Dominican Republic 6,786 2024 down 16.7% falling
27 Paraguay 5,106 2020 up 49.1% rising
28 Indonesia 5,027 2020 down 89.3% volatile
29 Spain 4,433 2020 down 8.2% falling
30 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 4,411 2023 down 22.4% volatile
31 El Salvador 4,322 2024 down 22.7% volatile
32 Palestine, State of 2,788 2022 down 13.2% falling
33 Ecuador 2,384 2022 down 70.4% falling
34 Sri Lanka 2,245 2024 down 32.3% volatile
35 Uruguay 1,503 2022 down 13.3% falling
36 Oman 605 2022 down 77.8% volatile
37 Panama 454 2019 down 71.8% falling
38 Azerbaijan 120 2023 down 42.3% flat
39 Armenia 49 2020 down 50.5% falling
40 Kuwait 14 2018 down 53.3% volatile
41 Uzbekistan 1 2022 unchanged flat
42 Georgia 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile

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About this data

Indicator
Illiterate youth population, 15-24 years, urban, female (number)
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