Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
UIS: Central and Eastern Europe: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female was 43.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe stood at 43.0%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe peaked at 70.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 43.0%, in 2024.
UIS: Central and Eastern Europe ranks 159th of 204 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 62.0% | — |
| 2000 | 70.0% | +12.9% |
| 2001 | 69.0% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 69.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 68.0% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 67.0% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 66.0% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 65.0% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 64.0% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 62.0% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 60.0% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 58.0% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 56.0% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 54.0% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 51.0% | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 52.0% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 48.0% | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 46.0% | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 45.0% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 44.0% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 44.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 43.0% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.0% | 62.0% | 62.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 67.2% | 65.0% | 70.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.4% | 48.0% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.4% | 43.0% | 46.0% | 5 |
More education data for UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 10.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 11.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 17.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 147,611 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0777 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0942 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.50 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe was 43.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 70.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.0% in 2024.
- How does UIS: Central and Eastern Europe rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
- UIS: Central and Eastern Europe ranks 159th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female rising or falling in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UIS: Central and Eastern Europe 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