Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female was 590,261 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) stood at 590,261. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) peaked at 2.32 million in 1999 and was at its lowest, 590,261, in 2024.
ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) ranks 135th of 204 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.32 million | — |
| 2000 | 2.22 million | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 2.16 million | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 2.01 million | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 1.69 million | -16.0% |
| 2004 | 1.60 million | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 1.52 million | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 1.55 million | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 1.45 million | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 1.37 million | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 1.28 million | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 1.25 million | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 1.05 million | -16.2% |
| 2012 | 984,028 | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 1.01 million | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 849,702 | -15.6% |
| 2015 | 812,616 | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 747,113 | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 767,278 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 722,583 | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 699,816 | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 697,533 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 661,734 | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 635,048 | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 611,364 | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 590,261 | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.32 million | 2.32 million | 2.32 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.69 million | 1.28 million | 2.22 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 888,773 | 699,816 | 1.25 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 639,188 | 590,261 | 697,533 | 5 |
More education data for ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 86.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 31.91 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 13.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 31.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 20.91 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 3.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 31.38 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 15.29 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.69 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) was 590,261 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.32 million in 1999.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- The lowest recorded value was 590,261 in 2024.
- How does ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
- ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) ranks 135th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female rising or falling in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) 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