Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Zambia
Zambia: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female was 151,649 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Zambia, 1990–2018
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 Zambia is 151,649 number, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 71.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Zambia peaked at 535,346 number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 151,649 number, in 2018.
Zambia ranks 25th of 86 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Zambia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 276,451 number | — |
| 1999 | 361,075 number | +30.6% |
| 2002 | 388,077 number | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 535,346 number | +37.9% |
| 2010 | 188,160 number | -64.9% |
| 2018 | 151,649 number | -19.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 318,763 number | 276,451 number | 361,075 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 461,712 number | 388,077 number | 535,346 number | 2 |
| 2010s | 169,904 number | 151,649 number | 188,160 number | 2 |
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More education data for Zambia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.1079 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.41 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.1027 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 7.67 % change on previous year (1988)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 116,859 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 5.61 % change on previous year (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Zambia?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Zambia was 151,649 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 535,346 number in 2007.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 151,649 number in 2018.
- How does Zambia rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
- Zambia ranks 25th out of 86 countries with data for 2018.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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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About this data
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.