Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female was 1.42 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.42 million
Change on year
down 3.1%
Rank
115th
of 204 groups
All-time high
5.50 million
in 1983
All-time low
1.42 million
in 2024
Years of data
51
1974–2024
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) recorded 1.42 million for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) peaked at 5.50 million in 1983 and was at its lowest, 1.42 million, in 2024.
That places ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 115th 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 51 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 4.88 million | — |
| 1975 | 4.97 million | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 5.05 million | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 5.13 million | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 5.20 million | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 5.26 million | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 5.30 million | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 5.35 million | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 5.38 million | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 5.50 million | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 5.44 million | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 5.38 million | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 5.31 million | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 5.23 million | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 5.14 million | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 5.04 million | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 4.94 million | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 4.81 million | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 4.71 million | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 5.11 million | +8.5% |
| 1994 | 5.03 million | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 4.94 million | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 4.83 million | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 4.72 million | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 4.73 million | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 4.64 million | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 4.56 million | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 4.43 million | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 4.31 million | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 4.34 million | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 4.20 million | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 4.13 million | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 3.84 million | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 3.61 million | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 3.35 million | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 3.45 million | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 3.24 million | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 3.12 million | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 2.63 million | -15.8% |
| 2013 | 2.11 million | -19.8% |
| 2014 | 2.04 million | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 1.87 million | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 2.36 million | +26.0% |
| 2017 | 2.06 million | -12.7% |
| 2018 | 1.93 million | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 1.81 million | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 1.71 million | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 1.61 million | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 1.53 million | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 1.47 million | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 1.42 million | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.08 million | 4.88 million | 5.26 million | 6 |
| 1980s | 5.31 million | 5.04 million | 5.50 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.85 million | 4.64 million | 5.11 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.02 million | 3.35 million | 4.56 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.32 million | 1.81 million | 3.24 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.55 million | 1.42 million | 1.71 million | 5 |
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.85 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 19.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) was 1.42 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.50 million in 1983.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.42 million in 2024.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
- ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 115th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 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