Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in WB: Ibrd Only
WB: Ibrd Only: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female was 54.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in WB: Ibrd Only, 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in WB: Ibrd Only is 54.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in WB: Ibrd Only peaked at 65.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 54.0%, in 2024.
That places WB: Ibrd Only 99th out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in WB: Ibrd Only, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 63.0% | — |
| 1993 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 62.0% | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 64.0% | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 63.0% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 62.0% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 63.0% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 62.0% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 65.0% | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 64.0% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 63.0% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 61.0% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 59.0% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 58.0% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 57.0% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 56.0% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 55.0% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 60.0% | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 58.0% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 56.0% | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 55.0% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 54.0% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.0% | 62.0% | 64.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 63.2% | 62.0% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.7% | 55.0% | 61.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.4% | 54.0% | 59.0% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Ibrd Only
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 192.21 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 21.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 205.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4897 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 220.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1227 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 132.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 92.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in WB: Ibrd Only?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in WB: Ibrd Only was 54.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in WB: Ibrd Only?
- The highest recorded value was 65.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in WB: Ibrd Only?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.0% in 2024.
- How does WB: Ibrd Only rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
- WB: Ibrd Only ranks 99th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female rising or falling in WB: Ibrd Only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Ibrd Only 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