Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female was 47.83 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
47.83 million
Change on year
down 1.3%
Rank
9th
of 204 groups
All-time high
118.04 million
in 1985
All-time low
47.83 million
in 2024
Years of data
40
1985–2024
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), 1985–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) stood at 47.83 million. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 118.04 million in 1985 and was at its lowest, 47.83 million, in 2024.
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 9th of 204 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 118.04 million | — |
| 1986 | 116.91 million | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 114.50 million | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 114.08 million | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 111.75 million | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 109.13 million | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 106.82 million | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 104.85 million | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 103.34 million | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 100.75 million | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 98.54 million | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 96.30 million | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 90.12 million | -6.4% |
| 1998 | 87.42 million | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 85.30 million | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 85.66 million | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 84.72 million | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 83.44 million | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 82.31 million | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 80.71 million | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 81.76 million | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 82.70 million | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 80.45 million | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 77.76 million | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 76.00 million | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 73.76 million | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 70.61 million | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 68.08 million | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 64.27 million | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 61.85 million | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 59.13 million | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 57.06 million | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 55.74 million | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 55.21 million | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 51.37 million | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 50.68 million | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 49.85 million | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 49.26 million | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 48.48 million | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 47.83 million | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 115.06 million | 111.75 million | 118.04 million | 5 |
| 1990s | 98.26 million | 85.30 million | 109.13 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.55 million | 76.00 million | 85.66 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.71 million | 51.37 million | 73.76 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.22 million | 47.83 million | 50.68 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 701.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6578 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 363.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 337.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 103.52 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.57 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 24.25 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) was 47.83 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 118.04 million in 1985.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.83 million in 2024.
- How does WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 9th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female rising or falling in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 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