Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)
ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female was 57.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504), 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) stood at 57.0%. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) peaked at 68.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 57.0%, in 2024.
That places ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) 47th out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 66.0% | — |
| 1977 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 68.0% | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 67.0% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 66.0% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 67.0% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 66.0% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 67.0% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 65.0% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 64.0% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 63.0% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 62.0% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 61.0% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 60.0% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 58.0% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 57.0% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 66.0% | 66.0% | 66.0% | 4 |
| 1980s | 66.0% | 66.0% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.8% | 66.0% | 68.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.2% | 66.0% | 68.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.5% | 61.0% | 67.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.4% | 57.0% | 60.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)
More education data for ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 14.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 607,210 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 5.5 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) was 57.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- The highest recorded value was 68.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.0% in 2024.
- How does ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
- ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) ranks 47th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female rising or falling in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) 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