Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Other small states
Other small states: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female was 241,272 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Other small states, 1984–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Other small states stood at 241,272 number. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Other small states peaked at 334,501 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 241,272 number, in 2019.
Other small states ranks 32nd of 38 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Other small states, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 256,222 number | — |
| 1985 | 257,738 number | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 260,989 number | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 261,198 number | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 260,405 number | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 258,852 number | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 261,002 number | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 258,476 number | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 259,386 number | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 259,958 number | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 261,717 number | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 263,730 number | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 262,648 number | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 261,136 number | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 262,647 number | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 262,678 number | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 264,657 number | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 261,313 number | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 260,368 number | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 260,966 number | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 261,231 number | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 261,185 number | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 272,794 number | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 285,000 number | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 282,824 number | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 312,251 number | +10.4% |
| 2010 | 334,501 number | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 321,850 number | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 311,974 number | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 300,341 number | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 291,552 number | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 273,378 number | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 265,645 number | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 257,568 number | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 250,614 number | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 241,272 number | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 259,234 number | 256,222 number | 261,198 number | 6 |
| 1990s | 261,338 number | 258,476 number | 263,730 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 272,259 number | 260,368 number | 312,251 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 284,870 number | 241,272 number | 334,501 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
More education data for Other small states
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.14 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.3205 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 23.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.2% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.53 million (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 183,046 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Other small states?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Other small states was 241,272 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 Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 334,501 number in 2010.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 241,272 number in 2019.
- How does Other small states rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
- Other small states ranks 32nd out of 38 groups with data for 2019.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Other small states 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.