Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female was 4,547 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) is 4,547, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 8.5% on the previous year and down 61.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) peaked at 13,403 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3,921, in 2019.
That places ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) 199th out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8,550 | — |
| 2000 | 8,905 | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 9,004 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 9,061 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 9,088 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 9,138 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 9,143 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 11,009 | +20.4% |
| 2007 | 10,676 | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 12,223 | +14.5% |
| 2009 | 12,817 | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 12,329 | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 13,403 | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 13,027 | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 11,820 | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 11,651 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 11,445 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 11,221 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 4,526 | -59.7% |
| 2018 | 4,202 | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 3,921 | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 5,095 | +29.9% |
| 2021 | 4,856 | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 5,259 | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 4,972 | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 4,547 | -8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,550 | 8,550 | 8,550 | 1 |
| 2000s | 10,106 | 8,905 | 12,817 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,754 | 3,921 | 13,403 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,946 | 4,547 | 5,259 | 5 |
More education data for ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 68.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 66.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 708,542 (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 31.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 733,610 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 431,874 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 59,192 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 425,305 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 383,502 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 360,576 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) was 4,547 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- The highest recorded value was 13,403 in 2011.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,921 in 2019.
- How does ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
- ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) ranks 199th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female rising or falling in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) 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