Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female was 59.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
59.0%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
22nd
of 204 groups
All-time high
66.0%
in 1993
All-time low
59.0%
in 2020
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) stood at 59.0%. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 66.0% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 59.0%, in 2020.
That places ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 22nd out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 63.0% | — |
| 1981 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 64.0% | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 65.0% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 66.0% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 65.0% | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 64.0% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 63.0% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 66.0% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 65.0% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 62.0% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 63.0% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 62.0% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 63.0% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 62.0% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 60.0% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 63.3% | 63.0% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.0% | 64.0% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.6% | 62.0% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.4% | 60.0% | 63.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.0% | 59.0% | 59.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- 19 Burkina Faso 53.0% compare
- 19 Iran, Islamic Republic of 53.0% compare
- 19 Palestine, State of 53.0% compare
- 19 Uganda 53.0% compare
- 23 Panama 50.0% compare
- 23 Uzbekistan 50.0% compare
- 25 Chile 49.0% compare
- 25 Paraguay 49.0% compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.6536 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 14.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.14 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 59.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 66.0% in 1993.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.0% in 2020.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 22nd out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 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