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

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
42
Highest
81.0%
Türkiye
Lowest
0.0%
Georgia
Median
46.5%
Years covered
49
1976–2024
Data points
391

What the numbers show

Illiterate youth population, 15-24 years, urban, % female is currently reported for 42 countries. The highest value is 81.0% in Türkiye; the lowest is 0.0% in Georgia.

The median across all reporting countries is 46.5%, and the mean is 47.1%.

Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 29 fell. The largest increase was in Chile (up 48.5%), 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 Türkiye 81.0% 2015 up 9.5% rising
2 Mali 71.0% 2018 up 9.2% rising
3 Togo 69.0% 2019 down 8.0% flat
4 Malaysia 67.0% 2022 up 42.6% falling
4 Kuwait 67.0% 2018 up 21.8% rising
6 Morocco 64.0% 2014 down 7.2% falling
7 Paraguay 62.0% 2020 up 40.9% falling
8 Peru 61.0% 2020 up 32.6% rising
9 Mozambique 60.0% 2020 down 6.2% falling
10 Burkina Faso 59.0% 2019 down 6.3% rising
11 Senegal 57.0% 2017 down 1.7% flat
12 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 56.0% 2023 down 1.8% falling
13 Uganda 55.0% 2014 down 14.1% falling
13 Guatemala 55.0% 2018 down 8.3% falling
15 Pakistan 53.0% 2019 up 3.9% falling
16 Iran, Islamic Republic of 52.0% 2016 up 6.1% falling
17 Egypt 51.0% 2013 down 17.7% falling
18 Palestine, State of 50.0% 2022 down 7.4% rising
18 Uzbekistan 50.0% 2022 unchanged flat
20 Chile 49.0% 2017 up 48.5% rising
21 Cambodia 48.0% 2019 down 27.3% falling
22 Bangladesh 45.0% 2022 down 8.2% falling
23 Sri Lanka 43.0% 2024 down 6.5% falling
23 Thailand 43.0% 2018 down 15.7% falling
23 Philippines 43.0% 2020 up 26.5% falling
26 Indonesia 41.0% 2020 down 4.7% falling
26 Mexico 41.0% 2020 down 10.9% falling
26 Ecuador 41.0% 2022 down 4.7% falling
29 El Salvador 40.0% 2024 down 11.1% falling
30 Armenia 38.0% 2020 down 11.6% falling
31 Jordan 37.0% 2024 down 9.8% falling
31 Oman 37.0% 2022 up 15.6% rising
33 South Africa 36.0% 2024 down 20.0% falling
33 Colombia 36.0% 2020 down 10.0% falling
33 Brazil 36.0% 2018 down 7.7% falling
36 Honduras 35.0% 2019 down 28.6% falling
36 Uruguay 35.0% 2022 up 6.1% flat
38 Dominican Republic 32.0% 2024 down 34.7% flat
39 Spain 29.0% 2020 down 9.4% falling
39 Azerbaijan 29.0% 2023 down 56.7% falling
41 Panama 25.0% 2019 down 49.0% falling
42 Georgia 0.0% 2024 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Illiterate youth population, 15-24 years, urban, % 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