Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female was 48.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Upper middle income, 1976–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
Analysis
Upper middle income recorded 48.7% for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in 2019.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Upper middle income peaked at 72.5% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 45.4%, in 2017.
That places Upper middle income 26th 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 44 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 72.5% | — |
| 1977 | 72.4% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 72.0% | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 71.7% | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 71.0% | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 70.3% | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 69.4% | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 69.0% | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 68.4% | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 67.7% | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 67.0% | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 67.2% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 64.8% | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 64.3% | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 63.5% | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 63.3% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 63.0% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 62.7% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 62.4% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 61.9% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 61.1% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 56.0% | -8.3% |
| 1998 | 55.4% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 54.6% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 54.8% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 54.3% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 54.1% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 54.4% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 53.7% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 53.1% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 53.7% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 52.4% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 52.0% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 51.2% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 50.2% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 50.4% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 50.6% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 49.4% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 50.0% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 48.9% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 45.4% | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 48.7% | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 48.7% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 72.2% | 71.7% | 72.5% | 4 |
| 1980s | 67.9% | 64.3% | 71.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.4% | 54.6% | 63.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.4% | 51.2% | 54.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.2% | 45.4% | 50.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More education data for Upper middle income
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 233.28 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 19.6% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0774 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 237.35 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Upper middle income?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Upper middle income was 48.7% 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 72.5% in 1976.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.4% in 2017.
- How does Upper middle income rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
- Upper middle income ranks 26th out of 38 groups with data for 2019.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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.