Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations
WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female was 27.51 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
27.51 million
Change on year
up 1.6%
Rank
28th
of 204 groups
All-time high
27.51 million
in 2024
All-time low
16.13 million
in 1985
Years of data
40
1985–2024
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations, 1985–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations stood at 27.51 million. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations peaked at 27.51 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.13 million, in 1985.
That places WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations 28th out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 16.13 million | — |
| 1986 | 16.44 million | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 16.60 million | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 16.78 million | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 16.98 million | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 17.14 million | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 17.49 million | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 17.96 million | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 18.31 million | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 18.50 million | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 18.84 million | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 19.05 million | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 19.12 million | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 19.20 million | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 19.41 million | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 21.95 million | +13.1% |
| 2001 | 22.10 million | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 22.57 million | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 22.97 million | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 23.15 million | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 23.53 million | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 25.27 million | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 25.67 million | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 25.79 million | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 25.92 million | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 26.07 million | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 24.72 million | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 24.91 million | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 24.60 million | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 24.59 million | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 24.44 million | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 24.30 million | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 23.94 million | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 24.82 million | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 25.42 million | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 26.02 million | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 26.39 million | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 26.70 million | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 27.07 million | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 27.51 million | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.59 million | 16.13 million | 16.98 million | 5 |
| 1990s | 18.50 million | 17.14 million | 19.41 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.89 million | 21.95 million | 25.92 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.78 million | 23.94 million | 26.07 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.74 million | 26.02 million | 27.51 million | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2275 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.67 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 13.02 million (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5679 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0335 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 36.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 67.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.124 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations was 27.51 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations?
- The highest recorded value was 27.51 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.13 million in 1985.
- How does WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
- WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations ranks 28th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female rising or falling in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations 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