Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations
WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female was 57.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations, 1985–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations recorded 57.0% for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations peaked at 62.0% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 57.0%, in 2024.
That places WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations 47th out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 62.0% | — |
| 1986 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 61.0% | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 60.0% | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 61.0% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 60.0% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 58.0% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 57.0% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 62.0% | 62.0% | 62.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 60.2% | 59.0% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.6% | 59.0% | 61.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.5% | 58.0% | 60.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.8% | 57.0% | 58.0% | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2275 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.67 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 13.02 million (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5679 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0335 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 36.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 67.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.124 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations was 57.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations?
- The highest recorded value was 62.0% in 1985.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.0% in 2024.
- How does WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
- WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations ranks 47th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female rising or falling in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations 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