Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female was 20.54 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
20.54 million
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
41st
of 204 groups
All-time high
20.54 million
in 2024
All-time low
13.29 million
in 1987
Years of data
38
1987–2024
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1987–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 20.54 million. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 20.54 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.29 million, in 1987.
That places GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 41st out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 13.29 million | — |
| 1988 | 13.56 million | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 13.80 million | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 14.01 million | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 14.41 million | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 14.91 million | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 15.29 million | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 15.62 million | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 16.06 million | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 16.32 million | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 16.46 million | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 16.63 million | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 16.95 million | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 17.22 million | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 17.39 million | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 17.85 million | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 18.15 million | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 18.49 million | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 18.85 million | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 20.45 million | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 20.17 million | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 20.19 million | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 20.37 million | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 20.47 million | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 19.10 million | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 19.20 million | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 18.98 million | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 19.27 million | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 19.16 million | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 19.03 million | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 18.79 million | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 19.47 million | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 19.83 million | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 20.20 million | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 20.28 million | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 20.33 million | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 20.40 million | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 20.54 million | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.55 million | 13.29 million | 13.80 million | 3 |
| 1990s | 15.67 million | 14.01 million | 16.95 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.91 million | 17.22 million | 20.45 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.33 million | 18.79 million | 20.47 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.35 million | 20.20 million | 20.54 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.16 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.39 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 17.08 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9721 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9768 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 56.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 20.54 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 20.54 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.29 million in 1987.
- How does GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
- GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 41st out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female rising or falling in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Low Income Wb 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