Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries
ALECSO: Gulf Countries: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female was 39.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries is 39.0%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries peaked at 55.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 33.0%, in 2018.
That places ALECSO: Gulf Countries 197th out of 204 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 55.0% | — |
| 2011 | 43.0% | -21.8% |
| 2012 | 43.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 44.0% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 47.0% | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 39.0% | -17.0% |
| 2016 | 37.0% | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 35.0% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 33.0% | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 33.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 33.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 42.0% | +27.3% |
| 2022 | 41.0% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 39.0% | -4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 40.9% | 33.0% | 55.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.8% | 33.0% | 42.0% | 4 |
More education data for ALECSO: Gulf Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5138 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 895,823 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -6.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 18.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 126,525 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries was 39.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 55.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.0% in 2018.
- How does ALECSO: Gulf Countries rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries ranks 197th out of 204 groups with data for 2023.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female rising or falling in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ALECSO: Gulf Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release