Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in UIS: Arab States
UIS: Arab States: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female was 59.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
59.0%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
22nd
of 204 groups
All-time high
67.0%
in 2003
All-time low
59.0%
in 2018
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in UIS: Arab States, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in UIS: Arab States stood at 59.0%. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in UIS: Arab States peaked at 67.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 59.0%, in 2018.
UIS: Arab States ranks 22nd of 204 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in UIS: Arab States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 64.0% | — |
| 1981 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 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 | 65.0% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 66.0% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 65.0% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 64.0% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 67.0% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 66.0% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 62.0% | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 63.0% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 62.0% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 60.0% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 64.1% | 64.0% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.5% | 65.0% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.3% | 62.0% | 67.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.4% | 59.0% | 63.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.0% | 59.0% | 59.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Arab States
- 19 Burkina Faso 53.0% compare
- 19 Iran, Islamic Republic of 53.0% compare
- 19 Palestine, State of 53.0% compare
- 19 Uganda 53.0% compare
- 23 Panama 50.0% compare
- 23 Uzbekistan 50.0% compare
- 25 Chile 49.0% compare
- 25 Paraguay 49.0% compare
More education data for UIS: Arab States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 20.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.6559 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 14.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.96 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in UIS: Arab States?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in UIS: Arab States was 59.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The highest recorded value was 67.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.0% in 2018.
- How does UIS: Arab States rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
- UIS: Arab States ranks 22nd out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female rising or falling in UIS: Arab States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UIS: Arab States 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