Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female was 4.21 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
4.21 million
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
96th
of 204 groups
All-time high
7.00 million
in 1983
All-time low
4.21 million
in 2024
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) recorded 4.21 million for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 7.00 million in 1983 and was at its lowest, 4.21 million, in 2024.
That places ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 96th out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 6.75 million | — |
| 1981 | 6.80 million | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 6.82 million | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 7.00 million | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 6.99 million | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 6.98 million | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 6.97 million | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 6.95 million | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 6.89 million | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 6.83 million | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 6.74 million | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 6.61 million | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 6.54 million | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 6.96 million | +6.4% |
| 1994 | 6.91 million | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 6.84 million | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 6.72 million | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 6.59 million | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 6.35 million | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 6.23 million | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 6.12 million | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 5.97 million | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 5.83 million | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 5.88 million | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 5.71 million | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 5.64 million | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 6.00 million | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 5.80 million | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 5.64 million | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 5.77 million | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 5.60 million | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 5.46 million | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 4.99 million | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 4.49 million | -10.1% |
| 2014 | 4.43 million | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 4.27 million | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 4.77 million | +11.6% |
| 2017 | 4.50 million | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 4.41 million | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 4.35 million | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 4.30 million | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 4.25 million | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 4.23 million | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 4.23 million | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 4.21 million | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.90 million | 6.75 million | 7.00 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.65 million | 6.23 million | 6.96 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.84 million | 5.64 million | 6.12 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.73 million | 4.27 million | 5.60 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.24 million | 4.21 million | 4.30 million | 5 |
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 765,771 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.52 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 4.21 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.00 million in 1983.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.21 million in 2024.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 96th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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