Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female was 58.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
58.0%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
42nd
of 204 groups
All-time high
63.0%
in 1998
All-time low
57.0%
in 2018
Years of data
32
1993–2024
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) stood at 58.0%.
The figure is down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 63.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 57.0%, in 2018.
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 42nd of 204 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 62.0% | — |
| 1994 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 61.0% | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 63.0% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 62.0% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 63.0% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 61.0% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 60.0% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 58.0% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 57.0% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 60.0% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 58.0% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.9% | 61.0% | 63.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 61.5% | 60.0% | 63.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.9% | 57.0% | 60.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.4% | 58.0% | 59.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 129.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 81.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8413 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 136.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2835 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 265.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2969 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) was 58.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 63.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.0% in 2018.
- How does WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 42nd out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female rising or falling in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 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