Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in UNICEF: Gulf Area
UNICEF: Gulf Area: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female was 39.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in UNICEF: Gulf Area, 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in UNICEF: Gulf Area stood at 39.0%.
That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in UNICEF: Gulf Area peaked at 57.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 32.0%, in 2020.
That places UNICEF: Gulf Area 197th out of 204 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in UNICEF: Gulf Area, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 57.0% | — |
| 2011 | 44.0% | -22.8% |
| 2012 | 45.0% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 46.0% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 45.0% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 38.0% | -15.6% |
| 2016 | 36.0% | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 35.0% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 34.0% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 33.0% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 32.0% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 41.0% | +28.1% |
| 2022 | 41.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 39.0% | -4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 41.3% | 33.0% | 57.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.2% | 32.0% | 41.0% | 4 |
More education data for UNICEF: Gulf Area
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0178 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7367 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 796,027 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 18.72 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in UNICEF: Gulf Area was 39.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The highest recorded value was 57.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.0% in 2020.
- How does UNICEF: Gulf Area rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
- UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 197th out of 204 groups with data for 2023.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female rising or falling in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Gulf Area 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