Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in WB: Low Income (july 2025)
WB: Low Income (july 2025): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female was 20.58 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
20.58 million
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
40th
of 204 groups
All-time high
20.62 million
in 2010
All-time low
13.86 million
in 1988
Years of data
37
1988–2024
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in WB: Low Income (july 2025), 1988–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Low Income (july 2025) recorded 20.58 million for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in WB: Low Income (july 2025) peaked at 20.62 million in 2010 and was at its lowest, 13.86 million, in 1988.
That places WB: Low Income (july 2025) 40th out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in WB: Low Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 13.86 million | — |
| 1989 | 14.09 million | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 14.29 million | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 14.68 million | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 15.18 million | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 15.56 million | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 15.88 million | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 16.32 million | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 16.57 million | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 16.71 million | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 16.87 million | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 17.17 million | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 17.45 million | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 17.60 million | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 18.06 million | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 18.34 million | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 18.67 million | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 19.03 million | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 20.62 million | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 20.34 million | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 20.37 million | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 20.53 million | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 20.62 million | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 19.24 million | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 19.32 million | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 19.09 million | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 19.36 million | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 19.22 million | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 19.06 million | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 18.82 million | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 19.50 million | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 19.87 million | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 20.24 million | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 20.32 million | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 20.36 million | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 20.44 million | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 20.58 million | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.97 million | 13.86 million | 14.09 million | 2 |
| 1990s | 15.92 million | 14.29 million | 17.17 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.10 million | 17.45 million | 20.62 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.41 million | 18.82 million | 20.62 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.39 million | 20.24 million | 20.58 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Low Income (july 2025)
- 37 El Salvador 7,984 compare
- 38 Paraguay 7,892 compare
- 39 Spain 5,932 compare
- 40 Saudi Arabia 5,670 compare
- 41 Ecuador 5,039 compare
- 42 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 4,411 compare
- 43 Türkiye 4,064 compare
More education data for WB: Low Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.68 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.75 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.16 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8586 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in WB: Low Income (july 2025) was 20.58 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 20.62 million in 2010.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.86 million in 1988.
- How does WB: Low Income (july 2025) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
- WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 40th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female rising or falling in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Low 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