Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female was 49.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1983–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
Analysis
In 2019, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 49.2%. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 73.7% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 49.2%, in 2019.
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 26th of 39 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 73.7% | — |
| 1984 | 73.3% | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 72.3% | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 71.2% | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 70.0% | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 68.7% | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 73.3% | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 72.0% | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 71.2% | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 70.2% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 69.3% | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 68.3% | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 67.2% | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 66.3% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 65.3% | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 64.7% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 63.0% | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 70.0% | +11.1% |
| 2001 | 69.6% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 69.0% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 67.8% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 66.4% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 66.7% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 66.0% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 66.7% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 66.6% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 65.1% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 64.4% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 62.6% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 61.3% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 59.8% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 59.0% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 57.4% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 55.9% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 53.0% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 51.0% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 49.2% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 71.8% | 68.7% | 73.7% | 7 |
| 1990s | 67.7% | 63.0% | 72.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.4% | 65.1% | 70.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.4% | 49.2% | 64.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
More education data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0567 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 26.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.105 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 44.41 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.45 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 19.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 49.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 73.7% in 1983.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.2% in 2019.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 26th out of 39 groups with data for 2019.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as part of Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the youth illiterate population that is female.