Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Middle Income (july 2025): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female was 27.25 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
27.25 million
Change on year
down 2.8%
Rank
30th
of 204 groups
All-time high
100.90 million
in 1987
All-time low
27.25 million
in 2024
Years of data
38
1987–2024
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), 1987–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) stood at 27.25 million. That is the lowest value across all 38 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 100.90 million in 1987 and was at its lowest, 27.25 million, in 2024.
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 30th of 204 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 100.90 million | — |
| 1988 | 100.22 million | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 97.66 million | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 94.84 million | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 92.14 million | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 89.67 million | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 87.78 million | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 84.87 million | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 82.22 million | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 79.72 million | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 73.41 million | -7.9% |
| 1998 | 70.56 million | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 68.13 million | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 68.22 million | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 67.12 million | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 65.38 million | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 63.97 million | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 62.04 million | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 62.73 million | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 62.09 million | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 60.11 million | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 57.39 million | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 55.47 million | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 53.15 million | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 51.37 million | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 48.75 million | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 45.18 million | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 42.49 million | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 39.91 million | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 38.00 million | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 36.92 million | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 35.71 million | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 31.50 million | -11.8% |
| 2020 | 30.44 million | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 29.54 million | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 28.89 million | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 28.04 million | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 27.25 million | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 99.59 million | 97.66 million | 100.90 million | 3 |
| 1990s | 82.33 million | 68.13 million | 94.84 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.45 million | 55.47 million | 68.22 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.30 million | 31.50 million | 53.15 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.83 million | 27.25 million | 30.44 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 305.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.2528 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 78.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 161.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 589.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 283.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4208 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 247.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) was 27.25 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 100.90 million in 1987.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.25 million in 2024.
- How does WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 30th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female rising or falling in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: 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