Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification
WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female was 54.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification, 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification stood at 54.0%. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification peaked at 60.0% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 54.0%, in 2024.
That places WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification 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 44 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 60.0% | — |
| 1982 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 60.0% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 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 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 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 | 58.0% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 56.0% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 58.0% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 57.0% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 58.0% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 57.0% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 56.0% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 55.0% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 54.0% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 59.3% | 59.0% | 60.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 58.4% | 58.0% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.4% | 56.0% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.9% | 56.0% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.0% | 54.0% | 56.0% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 12.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.3263 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.8795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.1094 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.90 million (2024)
All data for WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification →
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification 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: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
- The highest recorded value was 60.0% in 1981.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.0% in 2024.
- How does WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
- WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification ranks 99th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female rising or falling in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification 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