Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female was 56.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in MDG: Developing Regions, 1984–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in MDG: Developing Regions stood at 56.0%. That is the lowest value across all 41 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 62.0% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 56.0%, in 2024.
That places MDG: Developing Regions 57th out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in MDG: Developing Regions, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 62.0% | — |
| 1985 | 61.0% | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 62.0% | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 61.0% | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 62.0% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 61.0% | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 60.0% | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 62.0% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 61.0% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 62.0% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 60.0% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 60.0% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 58.0% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 57.0% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 58.0% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 57.0% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 56.0% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 61.5% | 61.0% | 62.0% | 6 |
| 1990s | 61.2% | 60.0% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.6% | 59.0% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.2% | 57.0% | 60.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.0% | 56.0% | 58.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developing Regions
More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 266.40 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 286.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 171.20 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 28.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 365.72 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 190.49 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 178.28 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in MDG: Developing Regions was 56.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 62.0% in 1984.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.0% in 2024.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 57th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Developing Regions 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