Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female was 69.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
69.0%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
4th
of 204 groups
All-time high
73.0%
in 2003
All-time low
63.0%
in 1981
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 69.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 73.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 63.0%, in 1981.
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 4th of 204 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 65.0% | — |
| 1971 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 64.0% | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 63.0% | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 64.0% | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 66.0% | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 65.0% | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 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 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 63.0% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 73.0% | +15.9% |
| 2004 | 72.0% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 67.0% | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 69.0% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 70.0% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 72.0% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 71.0% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 72.0% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 66.0% | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 67.0% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 68.0% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 69.0% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 69.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 64.8% | 64.0% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.8% | 63.0% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.7% | 64.0% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.8% | 63.0% | 73.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.4% | 66.0% | 72.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.4% | 68.0% | 69.0% | 5 |
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More education data for GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 844,570 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.64 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 69.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 73.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.0% in 1981.
- How does GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 4th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female rising or falling in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb 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