Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female was 56.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Pre-demographic dividend, 1986–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Pre-demographic dividend is 56.5%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 62.5% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 56.5%, in 2019.
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 5th of 39 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 62.5% | — |
| 1987 | 62.5% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 62.2% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 62.1% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 61.8% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 61.6% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 61.3% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 61.0% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 60.8% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 60.5% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 60.1% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 59.9% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 60.0% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 60.3% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 61.2% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 60.7% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 60.5% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 60.1% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 60.0% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 59.7% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 59.2% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 59.7% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 59.6% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 59.4% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 59.2% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 58.8% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 59.4% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 59.3% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 59.2% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 58.4% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 58.3% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 57.7% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 56.9% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 56.5% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 62.3% | 62.1% | 62.5% | 4 |
| 1990s | 60.7% | 59.9% | 61.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.0% | 59.2% | 61.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.4% | 56.5% | 59.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
- 2 Türkiye 81.3% compare
- 3 Kazakhstan 70.5% compare
- 4 Togo 67.6% compare
- 5 Azerbaijan 66.9% compare
- 6 Lao People's Democratic Republic 62.6% compare
- 7 Nigeria 62.5% compare
- 8 Nepal 62.4% compare
More education data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 175.74 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 70.08 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1591 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4.66 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Pre-demographic dividend was 56.5% 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 62.5% in 1986.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.5% in 2019.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 5th out of 39 groups with data for 2019.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pre-demographic dividend 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.