Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in UIS: Central Asia
UIS: Central Asia: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female was 44.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in UIS: Central Asia, 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UIS: Central Asia recorded 44.0% for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in 2024.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in UIS: Central Asia peaked at 49.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 34.0%, in 2005.
That places UIS: Central Asia 154th out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in UIS: Central Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 48.0% | — |
| 1993 | 48.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 47.0% | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 47.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 47.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 45.0% | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 42.0% | -6.7% |
| 1999 | 41.0% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 40.0% | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 38.0% | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 37.0% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 36.0% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 35.0% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 34.0% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 34.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 35.0% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 35.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 40.0% | +14.3% |
| 2010 | 44.0% | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 45.0% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 45.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 45.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 44.0% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 44.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 44.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 49.0% | +11.4% |
| 2018 | 49.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 48.0% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 47.0% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 47.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 43.0% | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 43.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 44.0% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.6% | 41.0% | 48.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 36.4% | 34.0% | 40.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.7% | 44.0% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.8% | 43.0% | 47.0% | 5 |
More education data for UIS: Central Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.76 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 426,967 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.57 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in UIS: Central Asia?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in UIS: Central Asia was 44.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in UIS: Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 49.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in UIS: Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.0% in 2005.
- How does UIS: Central Asia rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
- UIS: Central Asia ranks 154th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female rising or falling in UIS: Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Central Asia 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