Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female was 13,783 number in 2015. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Caribbean Small States, 1993–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in number.
Analysis
Caribbean Small States recorded 13,783 number for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in 2015.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Caribbean Small States peaked at 30,329 number in 1993 and was at its lowest, 13,626 number, in 2014.
That places Caribbean Small States 38th out of 39 groups with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 30,329 number | — |
| 1994 | 30,058 number | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 29,300 number | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 28,635 number | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 27,956 number | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 26,285 number | -6.0% |
| 1999 | 24,852 number | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 24,401 number | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 23,301 number | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 22,224 number | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 21,290 number | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 20,475 number | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 19,629 number | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 19,843 number | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 17,093 number | -13.9% |
| 2008 | 16,736 number | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 16,367 number | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 16,120 number | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 15,753 number | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 16,429 number | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 14,095 number | -14.2% |
| 2014 | 13,626 number | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 13,783 number | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28,202 number | 24,852 number | 30,329 number | 7 |
| 2000s | 20,136 number | 16,367 number | 24,401 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,968 number | 13,626 number | 16,429 number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
More education data for Caribbean Small States
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 623,110 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 516,603 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5083 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1373 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 41,622 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Caribbean Small States?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Caribbean Small States was 13,783 number in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 30,329 number in 1993.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,626 number in 2014.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 38th out of 39 groups with data for 2015.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as part of Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of females between age 15 and age 24 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.