Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in IDA only
IDA only: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female was 25.41 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in IDA only, 1981–2019
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 IDA only is 25.41 million number, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in IDA only peaked at 31.73 million number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 23.31 million number, in 1981.
That places IDA only 11th out of 38 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in IDA only, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 23.31 million number | — |
| 1982 | 23.77 million number | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 24.25 million number | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 24.68 million number | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 25.11 million number | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 25.51 million number | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 25.88 million number | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 26.18 million number | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 26.50 million number | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 26.86 million number | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 27.47 million number | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 27.96 million number | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 28.36 million number | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 28.57 million number | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 28.94 million number | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 29.24 million number | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 29.54 million number | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 29.85 million number | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 29.88 million number | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 29.90 million number | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 30.01 million number | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 30.12 million number | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 30.03 million number | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 29.53 million number | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 30.16 million number | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 31.50 million number | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 31.73 million number | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 30.89 million number | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 30.97 million number | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 30.52 million number | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 29.78 million number | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 29.21 million number | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 27.96 million number | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 27.68 million number | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 27.14 million number | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 26.36 million number | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 25.80 million number | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 25.67 million number | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 25.41 million number | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.02 million number | 23.31 million number | 26.50 million number | 9 |
| 1990s | 28.67 million number | 26.86 million number | 29.88 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.48 million number | 29.53 million number | 31.73 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.55 million number | 25.41 million number | 30.52 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
- 8 Mali 1.04 million number compare
- 9 Mozambique 1.01 million number compare
- 10 Burkina Faso 882,379 number compare
- 11 Tanzania 764,704 number compare
- 12 Bangladesh 591,766 number compare
- 13 Senegal 552,612 number compare
- 14 Benin 541,747 number compare
More education data for IDA only
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.00 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5.00 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 101.6% (2024)
- Labor force, total 476.44 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in IDA only?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in IDA only was 25.41 million 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 IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 31.73 million number in 2007.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.31 million number in 1981.
- How does IDA only rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
- IDA only ranks 11th out of 38 groups with data for 2019.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA only 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.