Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female was 53.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) stood at 53.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) peaked at 61.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 51.0%, in 2020.
That places ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 104th out of 204 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 56.0% | — |
| 2000 | 60.0% | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 61.0% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 60.0% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 60.0% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 58.0% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 52.0% | -10.3% |
| 2018 | 53.0% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 52.0% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 51.0% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 53.0% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 53.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 53.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.0% | 56.0% | 56.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 59.7% | 58.0% | 61.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.3% | 52.0% | 53.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 52.5% | 51.0% | 53.0% | 4 |
More education data for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 112.88 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 84.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 54.74 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 58.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 38.11 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 5.65 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 23.44 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 48.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 24.76 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) was 53.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The highest recorded value was 61.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.0% in 2020.
- How does ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 104th out of 204 groups with data for 2023.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female rising or falling in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 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