Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female was 4.21 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1972–2019
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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) is 4.21 million number, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 8.21 million number in 1983 and was at its lowest, 2.95 million number, in 2017.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 22nd out of 39 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 48 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 7.22 million number | — |
| 1973 | 7.40 million number | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 7.56 million number | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 7.72 million number | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 7.83 million number | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 7.93 million number | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 8.01 million number | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 8.07 million number | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 8.12 million number | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 8.14 million number | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 8.17 million number | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 8.21 million number | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 8.12 million number | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 8.01 million number | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 7.85 million number | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 7.73 million number | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 7.60 million number | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 7.47 million number | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 6.99 million number | -6.3% |
| 1991 | 6.78 million number | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 6.60 million number | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 6.90 million number | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 6.76 million number | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 6.45 million number | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 6.31 million number | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 6.21 million number | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 6.21 million number | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 6.10 million number | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 5.98 million number | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 5.80 million number | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 5.55 million number | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 5.53 million number | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 5.33 million number | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 5.21 million number | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 4.98 million number | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 4.73 million number | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 4.43 million number | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 5.39 million number | +21.7% |
| 2010 | 5.23 million number | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 5.25 million number | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 3.76 million number | -28.4% |
| 2013 | 3.48 million number | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 3.00 million number | -13.8% |
| 2015 | 4.11 million number | +37.2% |
| 2016 | 3.25 million number | -21.1% |
| 2017 | 2.95 million number | -9.2% |
| 2018 | 4.31 million number | +46.3% |
| 2019 | 4.21 million number | -2.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +46.3% | 2.95 million number | 4.31 million number |
| 2015 | +37.2% | 3.00 million number | 4.11 million number |
| 2012 | -28.4% | 5.25 million number | 3.76 million number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.72 million number | 7.22 million number | 8.07 million number | 8 |
| 1980s | 7.94 million number | 7.47 million number | 8.21 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.53 million number | 6.10 million number | 6.99 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.29 million number | 4.43 million number | 5.98 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.95 million number | 2.95 million number | 5.25 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Population ages 0-14 32.7% (2025)
- 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)
- Population ages 15-64 62.0% (2025)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, male, annual growth rate -2.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, male, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, annual growth rate -3.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 4.21 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.21 million number in 1983.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.95 million number in 2017.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 22nd out of 39 groups with data for 2019.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (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.