Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female was 45.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
45.0%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
148th
of 204 groups
All-time high
72.0%
in 1974
All-time low
45.0%
in 2023
Years of data
51
1974–2024
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) recorded 45.0% for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 72.0% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 45.0%, in 2023.
That places WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 148th 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 51 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 72.0% | — |
| 1975 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 71.0% | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 70.0% | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 69.0% | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 69.0% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 68.0% | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 67.0% | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 66.0% | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 67.0% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 64.0% | -4.5% |
| 1989 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 63.0% | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 62.0% | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 57.0% | -8.1% |
| 1998 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 56.0% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 55.0% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 54.0% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 53.0% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 53.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 52.0% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 50.0% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 51.0% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 52.0% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 51.0% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 51.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 50.0% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 47.0% | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 47.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 47.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 47.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 46.0% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 46.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 45.0% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 45.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 71.5% | 71.0% | 72.0% | 6 |
| 1980s | 67.1% | 64.0% | 70.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.9% | 56.0% | 63.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.6% | 52.0% | 56.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.6% | 47.0% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.8% | 45.0% | 47.0% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 123.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 112.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9825 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 233.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3514 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 38.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.41 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) was 45.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 72.0% in 1974.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.0% in 2023.
- How does WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 148th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female rising or falling in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Upper 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