Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female was 4.23 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
4.23 million
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
95th
of 204 groups
All-time high
9.59 million
in 1983
All-time low
4.23 million
in 2024
Years of data
48
1977–2024
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 1977–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries recorded 4.23 million for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 48 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 9.59 million in 1983 and was at its lowest, 4.23 million, in 2024.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 95th 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 48 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 9.16 million | — |
| 1978 | 9.25 million | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 9.33 million | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 9.39 million | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 9.45 million | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 9.53 million | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 9.59 million | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 9.51 million | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 9.42 million | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 9.31 million | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 9.22 million | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 9.07 million | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 8.91 million | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 8.41 million | -5.6% |
| 1991 | 8.19 million | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 8.02 million | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 8.34 million | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 8.16 million | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 7.88 million | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 7.69 million | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 7.51 million | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 7.34 million | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 7.18 million | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 7.03 million | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 6.83 million | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 6.64 million | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 6.56 million | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 6.34 million | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 6.21 million | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 6.59 million | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 6.32 million | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 5.90 million | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 5.99 million | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 5.78 million | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 5.79 million | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 5.23 million | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 4.71 million | -9.9% |
| 2014 | 4.61 million | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 4.42 million | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 4.89 million | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 4.59 million | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 4.48 million | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 4.41 million | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 4.34 million | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 4.28 million | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 4.26 million | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 4.25 million | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 4.23 million | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.25 million | 9.16 million | 9.33 million | 3 |
| 1980s | 9.34 million | 8.91 million | 9.59 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.87 million | 7.18 million | 8.41 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.44 million | 5.90 million | 7.03 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.89 million | 4.41 million | 5.79 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.27 million | 4.23 million | 4.34 million | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.93 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 22.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 24.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3301 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.99 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 4.23 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 9.59 million in 1983.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.23 million in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 95th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 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