Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations
WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female was 73.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations, 1985–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations recorded 73.5% for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations peaked at 73.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 58.9%, in 1985.
WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations ranks 184th of 204 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 58.9% | — |
| 1986 | 59.2% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 59.9% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 60.4% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 60.9% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 61.6% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 61.8% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 61.8% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 62.2% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 63.0% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 63.6% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 64.2% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 64.8% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 65.5% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 66.1% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 62.7% | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 63.3% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 63.5% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 63.8% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 64.4% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 64.6% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 62.9% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 63.1% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 63.8% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 64.4% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 65.0% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 67.5% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 68.0% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 69.0% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 69.7% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 70.5% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 71.3% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 72.4% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 72.1% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 72.1% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 72.2% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 72.5% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 72.9% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 73.2% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 73.5% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 59.9% | 58.9% | 60.9% | 5 |
| 1990s | 63.5% | 61.6% | 66.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.6% | 62.7% | 64.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.7% | 65.0% | 72.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.9% | 72.2% | 73.5% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2275 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.67 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 13.02 million (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5679 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0335 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 36.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 67.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.124 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations was 73.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations?
- The highest recorded value was 73.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.9% in 1985.
- How does WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female?
- WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations ranks 184th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female rising or falling in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release