Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)

ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female was 48.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
48.0%
Change on year
up 2.1%
Rank
135th
of 204 groups
All-time high
57.0%
in 2012
All-time low
43.0%
in 2018
Years of data
26
1999–2024

Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205), 1999–2024

02040601999201120241999: 502000: 512001: 512002: 512003: 512004: 512005: 502006: 452007: 462008: 522009: 542010: 532011: 542012: 572013: 532014: 522015: 502016: 492017: 442018: 432019: 432020: 472021: 472022: 472023: 472024: 48

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) recorded 48.0% for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in 2024.

The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) peaked at 57.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 43.0%, in 2018.

That places ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) 135th out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205), year by year

Annual values for Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205), 1999 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1999 50.0%
2000 51.0% +2.0%
2001 51.0% +0.0%
2002 51.0% +0.0%
2003 51.0% +0.0%
2004 51.0% +0.0%
2005 50.0% -2.0%
2006 45.0% -10.0%
2007 46.0% +2.2%
2008 52.0% +13.0%
2009 54.0% +3.8%
2010 53.0% -1.9%
2011 54.0% +1.9%
2012 57.0% +5.6%
2013 53.0% -7.0%
2014 52.0% -1.9%
2015 50.0% -3.8%
2016 49.0% -2.0%
2017 44.0% -10.2%
2018 43.0% -2.3%
2019 43.0% +0.0%
2020 47.0% +9.3%
2021 47.0% +0.0%
2022 47.0% +0.0%
2023 47.0% +0.0%
2024 48.0% +2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 50.0% 50.0% 50.0% 1
2000s 50.2% 45.0% 54.0% 10
2010s 49.8% 43.0% 57.0% 10
2020s 47.2% 47.0% 48.0% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) was 48.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
The highest recorded value was 57.0% in 2012.
What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
The lowest recorded value was 43.0% in 2018.
How does ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) ranks 135th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female rising or falling in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) 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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Indicator
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
262 places, 8,082 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release