Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female was 46.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia stood at 46.0%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia peaked at 70.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 46.0%, in 2022.
That places UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia 142nd 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 26 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 63.0% | — |
| 2000 | 70.0% | +11.1% |
| 2001 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 68.0% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 67.0% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 66.0% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 67.0% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 66.0% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 65.0% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 63.0% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 62.0% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 61.0% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 60.0% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 58.0% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 56.0% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 54.0% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 56.0% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 51.0% | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 50.0% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 48.0% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 46.0% | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 46.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 46.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.0% | 63.0% | 63.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 67.8% | 66.0% | 70.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.6% | 51.0% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.2% | 46.0% | 50.0% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6184 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5883 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 11.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.48 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia was 46.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 70.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.0% in 2022.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
- UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia ranks 142nd out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern Europe and 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