Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Europe & Central Asia
Europe & Central Asia: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female was 165,602 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Europe & Central Asia, 1990–2019
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 is 165,602 number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 61.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 875,883 number in 1992 and was at its lowest, 165,602 number, in 2019.
Europe & Central Asia ranks 34th of 39 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Europe & Central Asia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 873,343 number | — |
| 1991 | 849,555 number | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 875,883 number | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 849,266 number | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 823,734 number | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 798,909 number | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 774,217 number | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 749,646 number | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 738,571 number | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 731,501 number | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 751,783 number | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 731,335 number | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 704,479 number | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 696,069 number | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 692,671 number | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 628,382 number | -9.3% |
| 2006 | 632,923 number | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 590,032 number | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 591,452 number | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 425,922 number | -28.0% |
| 2010 | 372,369 number | -12.6% |
| 2011 | 332,696 number | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 298,034 number | -10.4% |
| 2013 | 270,942 number | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 247,177 number | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 226,738 number | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 203,878 number | -10.1% |
| 2017 | 185,149 number | -9.2% |
| 2018 | 175,349 number | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 165,602 number | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 806,462 number | 731,501 number | 875,883 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 644,505 number | 425,922 number | 751,783 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 247,793 number | 165,602 number | 372,369 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia
More education data for Europe & Central Asia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.52 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 83.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 52.35 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.0527 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0564 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Europe & Central Asia?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Europe & Central Asia was 165,602 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?
- The highest recorded value was 875,883 number in 1992.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 165,602 number in 2019.
- How does Europe & Central Asia rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 34th out of 39 groups with data for 2019.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia 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.