Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female was 63.0% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, 1991–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries is 63.0%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries peaked at 69.0% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 63.0%, in 2015.
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 7th of 204 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 67.0% | — |
| 1992 | 68.0% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 69.0% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 69.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 69.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 69.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 69.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 69.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 69.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 69.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 69.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 69.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 69.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 69.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 64.0% | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 63.0% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.6% | 67.0% | 69.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 67.0% | 64.0% | 69.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.5% | 63.0% | 64.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
More education data for ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 633,128 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 378,880 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.63 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 13.6 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.75 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 11.6 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.25 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.84 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.01 million (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 577,798 (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries was 63.0% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 69.0% in 1994.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.0% in 2015.
- How does ALECSO: Least Developed Countries rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
- ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 7th out of 204 groups with data for 2018.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female rising or falling in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ALECSO: Least Developed 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