Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female was 47.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries recorded 47.0% for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries peaked at 73.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 47.0%, in 2022.
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 141st of 204 groups on this measure, 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: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 64.0% | — |
| 2000 | 73.0% | +14.1% |
| 2001 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 72.0% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 71.0% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 69.0% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 70.0% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 69.0% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 70.0% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 68.0% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 66.0% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 64.0% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 62.0% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 60.0% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 58.0% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 53.0% | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 51.0% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 49.0% | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 47.0% | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 47.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 47.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.0% | 64.0% | 64.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 70.7% | 69.0% | 73.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.5% | 53.0% | 70.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.2% | 47.0% | 51.0% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 30.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8404 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 990,955 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8196 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1442 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.72 million (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries was 47.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 73.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.0% in 2022.
- How does UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 141st out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female rising or falling in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 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