Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female was 34.29 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
34.29 million
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
13th
of 204 groups
All-time high
34.39 million
in 2007
All-time low
22.24 million
in 1979
Years of data
46
1979–2024
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024, 1979–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 is 34.29 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 34.39 million in 2007 and was at its lowest, 22.24 million, in 1979.
GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 ranks 13th of 204 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 22.24 million | — |
| 1980 | 22.73 million | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 23.12 million | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 23.39 million | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 23.91 million | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 24.18 million | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 24.44 million | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 24.77 million | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 24.76 million | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 25.00 million | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 25.23 million | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 25.39 million | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 25.77 million | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 26.36 million | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 27.33 million | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 27.47 million | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 27.77 million | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 27.96 million | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 28.04 million | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 28.16 million | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 28.43 million | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 30.98 million | +9.0% |
| 2001 | 31.14 million | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 31.60 million | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 32.54 million | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 32.63 million | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 32.81 million | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 34.29 million | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 34.39 million | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 34.31 million | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 34.28 million | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 34.37 million | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 32.87 million | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 32.85 million | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 32.44 million | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 32.09 million | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 31.57 million | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 31.75 million | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 31.79 million | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 33.39 million | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 33.78 million | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 33.99 million | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 34.05 million | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 34.07 million | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 34.13 million | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 34.29 million | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.24 million | 22.24 million | 22.24 million | 1 |
| 1980s | 24.15 million | 22.73 million | 25.23 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.27 million | 25.39 million | 28.43 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.90 million | 30.98 million | 34.39 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.69 million | 31.57 million | 34.37 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.11 million | 33.99 million | 34.29 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.037 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 48.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5106 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 102.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.00 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.19 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 was 34.29 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 34.39 million in 2007.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.24 million in 1979.
- How does GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
- GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 ranks 13th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female rising or falling in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 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