Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female was 65,645 number in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1983–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) is 65,645 number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is down 9.7% on the previous year and down 77.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 1.04 million number in 1983 and was at its lowest, 65,645 number, in 2019.
That places Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 35th out of 39 groups with data for 2019, putting it 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 (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 1.04 million number | — |
| 1984 | 772,736 number | -25.6% |
| 1985 | 753,826 number | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 730,079 number | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 704,859 number | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 678,876 number | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 732,135 number | +7.8% |
| 1990 | 704,422 number | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 689,461 number | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 670,867 number | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 652,417 number | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 634,146 number | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 615,652 number | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 596,580 number | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 578,979 number | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 552,752 number | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 553,495 number | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 561,412 number | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 548,729 number | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 538,859 number | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 537,990 number | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 541,350 number | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 490,107 number | -9.5% |
| 2006 | 479,829 number | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 464,027 number | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 445,953 number | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 294,985 number | -33.9% |
| 2010 | 252,790 number | -14.3% |
| 2011 | 203,683 number | -19.4% |
| 2012 | 171,742 number | -15.7% |
| 2013 | 146,351 number | -14.8% |
| 2014 | 128,812 number | -12.0% |
| 2015 | 112,700 number | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 89,817 number | -20.3% |
| 2017 | 82,086 number | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 72,704 number | -11.4% |
| 2019 | 65,645 number | -9.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 | -33.9% | 445,953 number | 294,985 number |
| 1984 | -25.6% | 1.04 million number | 772,736 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 773,002 number | 678,876 number | 1.04 million number | 7 |
| 1990s | 624,877 number | 552,752 number | 704,422 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 490,324 number | 294,985 number | 561,412 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 132,633 number | 65,645 number | 252,790 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
More education data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0567 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 26.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.105 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 44.41 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.45 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 19.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 65,645 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 million number in 1983.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 65,645 number in 2019.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 35th out of 39 groups with data for 2019.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.