Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in WB: Small States
WB: Small States: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female was 43.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in WB: Small States, 1988–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in WB: Small States stood at 43.0%. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in WB: Small States peaked at 52.0% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 43.0%, in 2024.
WB: Small States ranks 159th of 204 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in WB: Small States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 52.0% | — |
| 1989 | 52.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 52.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 52.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 52.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 52.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 51.0% | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 51.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 51.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 51.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 52.0% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 52.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 51.0% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 51.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 51.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 50.0% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 48.0% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 48.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 47.0% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 47.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 47.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 49.0% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 49.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 49.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 49.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 48.0% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 47.0% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 49.0% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 48.0% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 47.0% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 47.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 46.0% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 45.0% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 45.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 44.0% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 43.0% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 52.0% | 52.0% | 52.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 51.6% | 51.0% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.0% | 47.0% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.2% | 47.0% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.6% | 43.0% | 46.0% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Small States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 820,716 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.08 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.34 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 483,162 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 74,454 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in WB: Small States?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in WB: Small States was 43.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in WB: Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 52.0% in 1988.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in WB: Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.0% in 2024.
- How does WB: Small States rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
- WB: Small States ranks 159th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female rising or falling in WB: Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Small States 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