Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female was 43.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) stood at 43.0%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) peaked at 77.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 43.0%, in 2023.
That places WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 159th out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 66.0% | — |
| 2000 | 77.0% | +16.7% |
| 2001 | 77.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 76.0% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 75.0% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 73.0% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 74.0% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 73.0% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 74.0% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 73.0% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 72.0% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 71.0% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 70.0% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 68.0% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 66.0% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 64.0% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 61.0% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 54.0% | -11.5% |
| 2020 | 51.0% | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 48.0% | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 45.0% | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 43.0% | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 43.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.0% | 66.0% | 66.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 74.6% | 73.0% | 77.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.1% | 54.0% | 73.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.0% | 43.0% | 51.0% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8629 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1924 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8854 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 12.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) was 43.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 77.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.0% in 2023.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 159th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 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