Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female was 21.94 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
21.94 million
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
38th
of 204 groups
All-time high
29.92 million
in 2007
All-time low
21.90 million
in 2021
Years of data
49
1976–2024
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 21.94 million for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 29.92 million in 2007 and was at its lowest, 21.90 million, in 2021.
That places GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 38th out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 22.68 million | — |
| 1977 | 23.16 million | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 23.63 million | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 24.09 million | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 24.61 million | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 25.20 million | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 25.65 million | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 26.20 million | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 26.42 million | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 26.63 million | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 26.96 million | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 26.94 million | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 26.98 million | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 27.06 million | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 27.13 million | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 27.24 million | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 27.40 million | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 28.10 million | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 27.99 million | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 28.05 million | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 28.00 million | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 28.03 million | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 28.00 million | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 27.68 million | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 29.62 million | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 29.37 million | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 29.06 million | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 29.31 million | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 28.86 million | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 29.01 million | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 29.65 million | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 29.92 million | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 29.84 million | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 29.71 million | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 28.09 million | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 27.56 million | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 27.12 million | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 25.23 million | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 24.25 million | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 23.13 million | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 22.64 million | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 22.60 million | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 22.41 million | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 22.17 million | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 21.98 million | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 21.90 million | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 22.11 million | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 22.00 million | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 21.94 million | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.39 million | 22.68 million | 24.09 million | 4 |
| 1980s | 26.27 million | 24.61 million | 27.06 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.76 million | 27.13 million | 28.10 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.44 million | 28.86 million | 29.92 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.52 million | 22.17 million | 28.09 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.99 million | 21.90 million | 22.11 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- 35 Jordan 11,157 compare
- 36 Dominican Republic 11,068 compare
- 37 El Salvador 7,984 compare
- 38 Paraguay 7,892 compare
- 39 Spain 5,932 compare
- 40 Saudi Arabia 5,670 compare
- 41 Ecuador 5,039 compare
More education data for GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 64.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 67.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 132.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.324 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 21.94 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 29.92 million in 2007.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.90 million in 2021.
- How does GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
- GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 38th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female rising or falling in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: Lower Middle 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