Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female was 54.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Least developed countries, 1981–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
Analysis
In 2019, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Least developed countries stood at 54.6%. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Least developed countries peaked at 59.5% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 54.6%, in 2019.
That places Least developed countries 19th out of 38 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 59.5% | — |
| 1982 | 59.3% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 59.1% | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 58.9% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 58.7% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 58.5% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 58.3% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 59.2% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 59.1% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 58.9% | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 58.7% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 58.5% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 58.2% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 58.0% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 57.9% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 57.6% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 57.4% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 58.1% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 58.2% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 57.8% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 57.3% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 58.9% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 58.6% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 58.7% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 58.2% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 58.3% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 55.8% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 57.9% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 57.9% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 57.5% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 56.8% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 56.8% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 57.0% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 57.0% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 56.4% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 56.1% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 55.5% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 54.9% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 54.6% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 59.0% | 58.3% | 59.5% | 9 |
| 1990s | 58.2% | 57.4% | 58.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.9% | 55.8% | 58.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.3% | 54.6% | 57.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
More education data for Least developed countries
- Population ages 0-14 38.4% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 57.7% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0037 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 4.43 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.3712 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Least developed countries?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Least developed countries was 54.6% 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 Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 59.5% in 1981.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.6% in 2019.
- How does Least developed countries rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
- Least developed countries ranks 19th out of 38 groups with data for 2019.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Least developed 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.