Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female was 56,508 number in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1983–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) stood at 56,508 number. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.4% on the previous year and down 79.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 1.02 million number in 1983 and was at its lowest, 56,508 number, in 2019.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 39 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 1.02 million number | — |
| 1984 | 752,039 number | -26.1% |
| 1985 | 732,962 number | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 708,873 number | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 683,228 number | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 655,975 number | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 708,623 number | +8.0% |
| 1990 | 680,307 number | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 664,937 number | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 645,990 number | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 627,083 number | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 608,441 number | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 589,570 number | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 570,313 number | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 552,719 number | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 526,647 number | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 509,792 number | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 516,969 number | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 504,319 number | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 494,727 number | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 493,525 number | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 496,728 number | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 445,639 number | -10.3% |
| 2006 | 436,324 number | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 421,583 number | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 404,699 number | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 272,636 number | -32.6% |
| 2010 | 232,526 number | -14.7% |
| 2011 | 185,367 number | -20.3% |
| 2012 | 155,097 number | -16.3% |
| 2013 | 131,399 number | -15.3% |
| 2014 | 115,392 number | -12.2% |
| 2015 | 100,566 number | -12.8% |
| 2016 | 78,763 number | -21.7% |
| 2017 | 71,832 number | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 63,084 number | -12.2% |
| 2019 | 56,508 number | -10.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | -32.6% | 404,699 number | 272,636 number |
| 1984 | -26.1% | 1.02 million number | 752,039 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 751,363 number | 655,975 number | 1.02 million number | 7 |
| 1990s | 597,580 number | 509,792 number | 680,307 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 448,715 number | 272,636 number | 516,969 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 119,053 number | 56,508 number | 232,526 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
More education data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.66 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1746 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0626 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 28.09 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 56,508 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 million number in 1983.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 56,508 number in 2019.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 36th out of 39 groups with data for 2019.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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.