Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in WB: Small States
WB: Small States: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female was 221,261 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in WB: Small States, 1988–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Small States recorded 221,261 for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in WB: Small States peaked at 347,386 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 221,261, in 2024.
That places WB: Small States 166th out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in WB: Small States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 301,633 | — |
| 1989 | 297,977 | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 300,715 | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 303,200 | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 306,582 | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 307,086 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 309,470 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 309,497 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 305,338 | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 301,443 | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 300,340 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 297,963 | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 291,277 | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 288,374 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 287,156 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 287,472 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 286,540 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 315,070 | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 326,240 | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 321,910 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 316,432 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 328,771 | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 347,386 | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 337,960 | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 329,501 | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 315,633 | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 307,952 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 290,441 | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 271,195 | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 263,033 | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 255,153 | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 251,125 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 251,720 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 243,898 | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 235,886 | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 228,842 | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 221,261 | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 299,805 | 297,977 | 301,633 | 2 |
| 1990s | 304,163 | 297,963 | 309,497 | 10 |
| 2000s | 304,924 | 286,540 | 328,771 | 10 |
| 2010s | 296,938 | 251,125 | 347,386 | 10 |
| 2020s | 236,321 | 221,261 | 251,720 | 5 |
More education data for WB: Small States
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 168,615 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.08 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.34 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 820,716 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 337,554 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in WB: Small States?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in WB: Small States was 221,261 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in WB: Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 347,386 in 2010.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in WB: Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 221,261 in 2024.
- How does WB: Small States rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
- WB: Small States ranks 166th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female rising or falling in WB: Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Small States 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