Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female was 58.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024, 1979–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 is 58.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 62.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 58.0%, in 2021.
GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 ranks 42nd of 204 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 60.0% | — |
| 1980 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 60.0% | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 60.0% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 61.0% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 60.0% | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 60.0% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 61.0% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 62.0% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 61.0% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 60.0% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 61.0% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 60.0% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 58.0% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60.0% | 60.0% | 60.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 59.7% | 59.0% | 60.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.0% | 59.0% | 61.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.0% | 59.0% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.8% | 59.0% | 61.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.2% | 58.0% | 59.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.037 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 48.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5106 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 102.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.00 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.19 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 was 58.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 62.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.0% in 2021.
- How does GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
- GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 ranks 42nd out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female rising or falling in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 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