Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female was 55.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), 1986–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) recorded 55.0% for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) peaked at 60.0% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 55.0%, in 2022.
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 74th of 204 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 60.0% | — |
| 1987 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 58.0% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 57.0% | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 58.0% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 57.0% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 59.0% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 58.0% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 57.0% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 56.0% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 55.0% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 60.0% | 60.0% | 60.0% | 4 |
| 1990s | 58.2% | 57.0% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.7% | 57.0% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.2% | 56.0% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.4% | 55.0% | 56.0% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.79 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 25.42 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.88 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.13 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.19 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.57 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.23 million (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) was 55.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The highest recorded value was 60.0% in 1986.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.0% in 2022.
- How does WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 74th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female rising or falling in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 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