Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in SDG: Europe and Northern America
SDG: Europe and Northern America: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female was 52.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in SDG: Europe and Northern America, 2002–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in SDG: Europe and Northern America is 52.0%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in SDG: Europe and Northern America peaked at 52.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 47.0%, in 2004.
That places SDG: Europe and Northern America 110th out of 204 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in SDG: Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 48.0% | — |
| 2003 | 48.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 47.0% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 48.0% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 48.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 48.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 51.0% | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 51.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 50.0% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 52.0% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 52.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.8% | 47.0% | 48.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 51.0% | 51.0% | 51.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 51.3% | 50.0% | 52.0% | 3 |
More education data for SDG: Europe and Northern America
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 43.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.059 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 45.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0656 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3241 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.1479 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in SDG: Europe and Northern America was 52.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 52.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.0% in 2004.
- How does SDG: Europe and Northern America rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
- SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 110th out of 204 groups with data for 2022.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female rising or falling in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Europe and Northern America 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