Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Europe & Central Asia
Europe & Central Asia: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female was 50.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Europe & Central Asia, 1990–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
Analysis
In 2019, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Europe & Central Asia stood at 50.4%. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 66.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 50.4%, in 2019.
Europe & Central Asia ranks 24th of 39 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Europe & Central Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 66.0% | — |
| 1991 | 65.7% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 60.9% | -7.3% |
| 1993 | 60.4% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 59.9% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 59.3% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 58.8% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 58.2% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 56.9% | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 56.0% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 60.7% | +8.4% |
| 2001 | 60.5% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 61.5% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 60.9% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 60.3% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 60.5% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 60.0% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 60.3% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 60.0% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 58.5% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 57.2% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 55.1% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 54.4% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 54.2% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 54.0% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 52.6% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 52.5% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 50.9% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 50.6% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 50.4% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.2% | 56.0% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.3% | 58.5% | 61.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.2% | 50.4% | 57.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia
More education data for Europe & Central Asia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.52 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 83.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 52.35 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.0527 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0564 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Europe & Central Asia?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Europe & Central Asia was 50.4% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 66.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.4% in 2019.
- How does Europe & Central Asia rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 24th out of 39 groups with data for 2019.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia 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.