Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female was 3.21 million in 2018. ▲ Rising
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, 1991–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries recorded 3.21 million for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries peaked at 3.21 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.14 million, in 1992.
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 104th of 204 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.15 million | — |
| 1992 | 2.14 million | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 2.16 million | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 2.21 million | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 2.25 million | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 2.25 million | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 2.24 million | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 2.23 million | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 2.23 million | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 2.22 million | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 2.22 million | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 2.20 million | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 2.18 million | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 2.16 million | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 2.18 million | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 2.81 million | +28.8% |
| 2007 | 2.84 million | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 2.88 million | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 2.94 million | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 2.98 million | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 3.00 million | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 3.01 million | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.03 million | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 3.10 million | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 3.13 million | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 3.18 million | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 3.21 million | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.21 million | 2.14 million | 2.25 million | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.46 million | 2.16 million | 2.94 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.08 million | 2.98 million | 3.21 million | 8 |
More education data for ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 193,251 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.75 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 11.6 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.25 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.84 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.01 million (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.63 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.84 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.48 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 577,798 (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries was 3.21 million in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 3.21 million in 2018.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.14 million in 1992.
- How does ALECSO: Least Developed Countries rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
- ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 104th out of 204 groups with data for 2018.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female rising or falling in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Least Developed Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release