Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female was 2.21 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 2.21 million for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in 2024.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 3.45 million in 1993 and was at its lowest, 2.00 million, in 2015.
That places GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 111th 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 55 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.01 million | — |
| 1971 | 3.10 million | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 3.13 million | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 3.16 million | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 3.19 million | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 3.21 million | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 3.23 million | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 3.23 million | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 3.25 million | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 3.25 million | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 3.25 million | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 3.24 million | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 3.24 million | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 3.38 million | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 3.36 million | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 3.33 million | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 3.29 million | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 3.26 million | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 3.23 million | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 3.19 million | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 3.14 million | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 3.09 million | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 3.02 million | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 3.45 million | +14.1% |
| 1994 | 3.39 million | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 3.32 million | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 3.24 million | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 3.16 million | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 3.09 million | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 3.01 million | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 2.95 million | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 2.87 million | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 2.79 million | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 2.87 million | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 2.78 million | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 2.73 million | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 2.56 million | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 2.49 million | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 2.41 million | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 2.62 million | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 2.53 million | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 2.45 million | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 2.45 million | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 2.10 million | -14.3% |
| 2014 | 2.04 million | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 2.00 million | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 2.61 million | +30.7% |
| 2017 | 2.53 million | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 2.46 million | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 2.39 million | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 2.34 million | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 2.29 million | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 2.25 million | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 2.22 million | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 2.21 million | -0.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +30.7% | 2.00 million | 2.61 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.17 million | 3.01 million | 3.25 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.28 million | 3.19 million | 3.38 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.19 million | 3.01 million | 3.45 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.71 million | 2.41 million | 2.95 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.36 million | 2.00 million | 2.61 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.26 million | 2.21 million | 2.34 million | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 844,570 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.64 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 2.21 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 3.45 million in 1993.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.00 million in 2015.
- How does GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 111th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female rising or falling in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: Middle East & North Africa 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