Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female was 48.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 48.0% for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 66.0% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 48.0%, in 2023.
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 135th of 204 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 65.0% | — |
| 1975 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 64.0% | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 63.0% | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 62.0% | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 61.0% | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 66.0% | +8.2% |
| 1988 | 65.0% | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 64.0% | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 63.0% | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 62.0% | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 61.0% | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 60.0% | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 58.0% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 57.0% | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 56.0% | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 55.0% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 59.0% | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 58.0% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 57.0% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 56.0% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 55.0% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 54.0% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 56.0% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 57.0% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 51.0% | -10.5% |
| 2011 | 53.0% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 52.0% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 52.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 53.0% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 54.0% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 53.0% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 54.0% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 53.0% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 52.0% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 51.0% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 50.0% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 49.0% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 48.0% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 48.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 64.5% | 64.0% | 65.0% | 6 |
| 1980s | 62.8% | 61.0% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 58.7% | 55.0% | 63.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.5% | 54.0% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.7% | 51.0% | 54.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.2% | 48.0% | 51.0% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 8.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.70 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 5.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.05 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 48.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 66.0% in 1987.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.0% in 2023.
- How does GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
- GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 135th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female rising or falling in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: Upper Middle Income 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