Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female was 53.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, 1983–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries recorded 53.0% for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries peaked at 59.0% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 53.0%, in 2024.
That places SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 104th 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 42 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 59.0% | — |
| 1984 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 58.0% | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 57.0% | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 56.0% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 55.0% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 59.0% | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 58.0% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 57.0% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 56.0% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 55.0% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 54.0% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 55.0% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 54.0% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 53.0% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 59.0% | 59.0% | 59.0% | 7 |
| 1990s | 56.9% | 56.0% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.0% | 55.0% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.8% | 54.0% | 57.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.8% | 53.0% | 54.0% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 978,739 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 5.55 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.60 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.74 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.04 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.64 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3429 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries was 53.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 59.0% in 1983.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.0% in 2024.
- How does SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
- SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries ranks 104th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female rising or falling in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 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