Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female was 26.03 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) is 26.03 million, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 72.73 million in 1993 and was at its lowest, 26.03 million, in 2024.
That places WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 32nd out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 72.73 million | — |
| 1994 | 70.98 million | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 69.46 million | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 67.88 million | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 66.55 million | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 63.97 million | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 61.91 million | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 62.18 million | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 61.31 million | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 59.87 million | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 58.97 million | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 57.32 million | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 58.22 million | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 57.17 million | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 55.83 million | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 54.14 million | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 52.42 million | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 50.08 million | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 48.46 million | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 46.12 million | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 42.75 million | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 40.51 million | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 38.03 million | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 36.31 million | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 35.21 million | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 34.08 million | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 30.12 million | -11.6% |
| 2020 | 29.10 million | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 28.19 million | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 27.58 million | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 26.75 million | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 26.03 million | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.64 million | 61.91 million | 72.73 million | 7 |
| 2000s | 57.74 million | 52.42 million | 62.18 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.17 million | 30.12 million | 50.08 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.53 million | 26.03 million | 29.10 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 129.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 81.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8413 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 136.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2835 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 265.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2969 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) was 26.03 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 72.73 million in 1993.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.03 million in 2024.
- How does WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 32nd out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female rising or falling in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Lower 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