Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Middle Income (july 2025): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female was 57.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), 1987–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) recorded 57.0% for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 38 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 62.0% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 57.0%, in 2016.
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 47th of 204 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 61.0% | — |
| 1988 | 62.0% | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 61.0% | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 62.0% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 61.0% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 62.0% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 61.0% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 62.0% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 60.0% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 60.0% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 58.0% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 57.0% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 59.0% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 58.0% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 57.0% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 61.7% | 61.0% | 62.0% | 3 |
| 1990s | 61.8% | 61.0% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.9% | 59.0% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.3% | 57.0% | 60.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.8% | 57.0% | 59.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 305.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.2528 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 78.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 161.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 589.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 283.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4208 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 247.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 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: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 62.0% in 1988.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.0% in 2016.
- How does WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 47th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female rising or falling in WB: 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: 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