Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female was 4.88 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
4.88 million
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
89th
of 204 groups
All-time high
8.41 million
in 1983
All-time low
4.88 million
in 2024
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) stood at 4.88 million. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 8.41 million in 1983 and was at its lowest, 4.88 million, in 2024.
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 89th of 204 groups on this measure, 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: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 8.10 million | — |
| 1981 | 8.21 million | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 8.24 million | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 8.41 million | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 8.39 million | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 8.37 million | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 8.34 million | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 8.31 million | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 8.22 million | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 8.11 million | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 7.97 million | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 7.80 million | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 7.66 million | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 8.04 million | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 7.98 million | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 7.88 million | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 7.74 million | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 7.59 million | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 7.44 million | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 7.31 million | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 7.19 million | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 7.03 million | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 6.87 million | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 6.90 million | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 6.71 million | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 6.65 million | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 6.97 million | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 6.73 million | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 6.51 million | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 6.63 million | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 6.44 million | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 6.28 million | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 5.77 million | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 5.25 million | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 5.19 million | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 5.03 million | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 5.53 million | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 5.28 million | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 5.17 million | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 5.10 million | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 5.04 million | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 4.97 million | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 4.94 million | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 4.91 million | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 4.88 million | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.27 million | 8.10 million | 8.41 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.74 million | 7.31 million | 8.04 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.82 million | 6.51 million | 7.19 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.50 million | 5.03 million | 6.44 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.95 million | 4.88 million | 5.04 million | 5 |
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.75 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.33 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 28.97 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 14.03 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 13.47 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 4.88 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.41 million in 1983.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.88 million in 2024.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 89th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 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