Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female was 42.59 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
42.59 million
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
10th
of 204 groups
All-time high
51.18 million
in 2006
All-time low
36.62 million
in 1976
Years of data
49
1976–2024
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 stood at 42.59 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 51.18 million in 2006 and was at its lowest, 36.62 million, in 1976.
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 10th of 204 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 36.62 million | — |
| 1977 | 37.35 million | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 38.04 million | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 38.79 million | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 39.50 million | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 40.14 million | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 40.66 million | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 41.42 million | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 41.85 million | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 42.26 million | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 42.82 million | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 41.96 million | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 42.12 million | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 42.30 million | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 42.45 million | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 42.84 million | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 43.40 million | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 44.39 million | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 44.53 million | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 44.96 million | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 45.11 million | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 45.22 million | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 45.33 million | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 45.29 million | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 47.60 million | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 47.48 million | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 47.58 million | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 48.10 million | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 47.97 million | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 48.46 million | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 51.18 million | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 51.13 million | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 50.46 million | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 50.43 million | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 49.04 million | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 47.11 million | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 46.73 million | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 44.63 million | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 43.73 million | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 42.49 million | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 41.86 million | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 41.60 million | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 42.08 million | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 42.18 million | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 42.34 million | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 42.32 million | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 42.56 million | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 42.53 million | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 42.59 million | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37.70 million | 36.62 million | 38.79 million | 4 |
| 1980s | 41.50 million | 39.50 million | 42.82 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.35 million | 42.45 million | 45.33 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.04 million | 47.48 million | 51.18 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.15 million | 41.60 million | 49.04 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.47 million | 42.32 million | 42.59 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 97.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 104.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 202.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4294 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 42.59 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 51.18 million in 2006.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.62 million in 1976.
- How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 10th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, 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