Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
58
Highest
100.0%
Saudi Arabia
Lowest
0.0%
Qatar
Median
47.0%
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
8,082
What the numbers show
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female is currently reported for 58 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Saudi Arabia; the lowest is 0.0% in Qatar.
The median across all reporting countries is 47.0%, and the mean is 48.2%.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 36 fell. The largest increase was in United Arab Emirates (up 128.6%), and the largest decrease in Qatar (down 100.0%).
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 100.0% | 2024 | up 122.2% | flat |
| 2 | Turkey | 78.0% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Morocco | 67.0% | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 3 | Malaysia | 67.0% | 2022 | up 42.6% | falling |
| 5 | Togo | 66.0% | 2019 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 6 | Guinea | 65.0% | 2018 | up 18.2% | flat |
| 7 | India | 63.0% | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 8 | Burundi | 62.0% | 2017 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 8 | Laos | 62.0% | 2015 | down 6.1% | flat |
| 8 | Pakistan | 62.0% | 2019 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 11 | Iraq | 60.0% | 2017 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 11 | Mozambique | 60.0% | 2020 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 11 | Senegal | 60.0% | 2017 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 14 | Guatemala | 57.0% | 2018 | down 10.9% | flat |
| 14 | Mali | 57.0% | 2018 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 14 | Peru | 57.0% | 2020 | up 11.8% | falling |
| 17 | Egypt | 54.0% | 2017 | down 8.5% | flat |
| 17 | Tunisia | 54.0% | 2019 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 19 | Burkina Faso | 53.0% | 2019 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 19 | Iran | 53.0% | 2016 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 19 | Palestine | 53.0% | 2022 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 19 | Uganda | 53.0% | 2014 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 23 | Panama | 50.0% | 2019 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 23 | Uzbekistan | 50.0% | 2022 | up 51.5% | rising |
| 25 | Chile | 49.0% | 2017 | up 48.5% | rising |
| 25 | Paraguay | 49.0% | 2020 | up 8.9% | falling |
| 27 | United Arab Emirates | 48.0% | 2024 | up 128.6% | rising |
| 27 | Indonesia | 48.0% | 2020 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 29 | Azerbaijan | 47.0% | 2023 | down 37.3% | flat |
| 29 | Cambodia | 47.0% | 2019 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 31 | Serbia | 46.0% | 2022 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 32 | Bangladesh | 45.0% | 2022 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 32 | China | 45.0% | 2020 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 32 | Spain | 45.0% | 2021 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 32 | Mexico | 45.0% | 2020 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 32 | Vietnam | 45.0% | 2022 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 37 | Philippines | 43.0% | 2020 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 38 | Bahrain | 42.0% | 2024 | — | falling |
| 38 | Ecuador | 42.0% | 2022 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 38 | Sri Lanka | 42.0% | 2024 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 41 | Armenia | 40.0% | 2020 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 41 | Bolivia | 40.0% | 2023 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 41 | Oman | 40.0% | 2022 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 41 | Singapore | 40.0% | 2021 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 45 | Jordan | 39.0% | 2024 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 46 | El Salvador | 38.0% | 2024 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 47 | Thailand | 37.0% | 2018 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 48 | Venezuela | 36.0% | 2016 | unchanged | falling |
| 49 | Brazil | 35.0% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 49 | Colombia | 35.0% | 2020 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 49 | Uruguay | 35.0% | 2022 | up 6.1% | flat |
| 49 | South Africa | 35.0% | 2024 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 53 | Dominican Republic | 34.0% | 2024 | down 19.0% | flat |
| 53 | Honduras | 34.0% | 2019 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 55 | Georgia | 32.0% | 2024 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 56 | Kuwait | 28.0% | 2020 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 57 | Maldives | 27.0% | 2016 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 58 | Qatar | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 76.0%
- MDG: Western Asia 76.0%
- SDG: Western Asia 76.0%
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 69.0%
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 66.0%
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 65.0%
- ALECSO: Least Developed Countries 63.0%
- ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) 62.0%
- ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 62.0%
- ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) 62.0%
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) 62.0%
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 62.0%
- WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan 62.0%
- ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) 61.0%
- ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) 61.0%
- ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) 61.0%
- UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) 61.0%
- WB: Ida Blend 61.0%
- GPE: Region 2 60.0%
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa 60.0%
- WB: Africa Western and Central 60.0%
- AIMS: South and West Asia 59.0%
- ALECSO: Member Countries 59.0%
- ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123) 59.0%
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 59.0%
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 59.0%
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 59.0%
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 59.0%
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 59.0%
- GPE: Region 3 59.0%
- GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 59.0%
- MDG: Southern Asia 59.0%
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 59.0%
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia 59.0%
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 59.0%
- SDG: Southern Asia 59.0%
- UIS: Arab States 59.0%
- UIS: South and West Asia 59.0%
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 59.0%
- UNICEF: South Asia 59.0%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release