Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202)
ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female was 39.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) stood at 39.0%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) peaked at 44.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 39.0%, in 2007.
That places ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) 197th out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 42.0% | — |
| 2000 | 42.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 41.0% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 41.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 40.0% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 39.0% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 40.0% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 42.0% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 43.0% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 43.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 42.0% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 42.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 42.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 42.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 42.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 42.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 44.0% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 43.0% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 42.0% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 41.0% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 39.0% | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 39.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 39.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.0% | 42.0% | 42.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 40.5% | 39.0% | 42.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.5% | 42.0% | 44.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.0% | 39.0% | 42.0% | 5 |
More education data for ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 833,270 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 16.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 13.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 8.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) was 39.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202)?
- The highest recorded value was 44.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202)?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.0% in 2007.
- How does ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
- ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) ranks 197th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female rising or falling in ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) 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