Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in China

China: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female was 175,985 number in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
175,985 number
World rank
22nd
of 86 countries
All-time high
18.47 million number
in 1982
All-time low
175,985 number
in 2018
Years of data
5
1982–2018

Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in China, 1982–2018

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M1982200020181982: 18.5M number1990: 10.7M number2000: 1.5M number2010: 447.1k number2018: 176.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in number.

Analysis

China recorded 175,985 number for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is down 60.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in China peaked at 18.47 million number in 1982 and was at its lowest, 175,985 number, in 2018.

China ranks 22nd of 86 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in China, year by year

Annual values for Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female (number) in China, 1982 to 2018.
Year number Change
1982 18.47 million number
1990 10.65 million number -42.3%
2000 1.47 million number -86.2%
2010 447,111 number -69.5%
2018 175,985 number -60.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 18.47 million number 18.47 million number 18.47 million number 1
1990s 10.65 million number 10.65 million number 10.65 million number 1
2000s 1.47 million number 1.47 million number 1.47 million number 1
2010s 311,548 number 175,985 number 447,111 number 2

Countries ranked near China

  1. 19 Central African Republic 359,523 number compare
  2. 20 Nepal 300,175 number compare
  3. 21 Iraq 290,538 number compare
  4. 23 South Africa 153,207 number compare
  5. 24 Burundi 152,929 number compare
  6. 25 Zambia 151,649 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in China?
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in China was 175,985 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 18.47 million number in 1982.
What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 175,985 number in 2018.
How does China rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
China ranks 22nd out of 86 countries with data for 2018.
Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is down 60.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this China 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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Indicator
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
125 places, 2,250 data points, 1970–2019
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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.