Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in UNESCO: Sids
UNESCO: Sids: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female was 46.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in UNESCO: Sids, 1989–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in UNESCO: Sids is 46.0%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in UNESCO: Sids peaked at 53.0% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 46.0%, in 2023.
UNESCO: Sids ranks 142nd of 204 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in UNESCO: Sids, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 48.0% | — |
| 1990 | 48.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 48.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 48.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 49.0% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 50.0% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 51.0% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 52.0% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 53.0% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 53.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 53.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 52.0% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 52.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 51.0% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 50.0% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 49.0% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 49.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 50.0% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 49.0% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 49.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 48.0% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 48.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 48.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 48.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 48.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 48.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 47.0% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 47.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 47.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 47.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 47.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 47.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 47.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 47.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 46.0% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 48.0% | 48.0% | 48.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 50.5% | 48.0% | 53.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.9% | 48.0% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.5% | 47.0% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.8% | 46.0% | 47.0% | 4 |
More education data for UNESCO: Sids
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1698 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 397,920 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.8282 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0307 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.0239 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0711 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in UNESCO: Sids?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in UNESCO: Sids was 46.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The highest recorded value was 53.0% in 1997.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.0% in 2023.
- How does UNESCO: Sids rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
- UNESCO: Sids ranks 142nd out of 204 groups with data for 2023.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female rising or falling in UNESCO: Sids?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNESCO: Sids 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