The women's 10,000 metres event at the 1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, at Laurentian University Stadium on 29 July.
| Gold | Jane Ngotho | |
| Silver | Olga Nazarkina | |
| Bronze | Mónica Gama |
29 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | | 33:49.45 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | 33:50.03 | |||||
| align=left | align=left | 34:16.13 | |||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left |  | 34:23.38 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 34:44.92 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 34:46.77 | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 35:10.75 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 35:20.20 | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left |  | 35:38.09 | |||
| 10 | align=left | align=left |  | 35:44.30 | |||
| 11 | align=left | align=left |  | 36:25.20 | |||
| 12 | align=left | align=left | | 36:27.97 | |||
| 13 | align=left | align=left |  | 37:04.95 | |||
| 14 | align=left | align=left | 37:09.98 | ||||
| 15 | align=left | align=left | | 37:25.71 | |||
| 16 | align=left | align=left | | 37:51.95 | |||
| 17 | align=left | align=left | 38:11.36 | ||||
| 18 | align=left | align=left |  | 38:43.33 | |||
| 19 | align=left | align=left |  | 39:07.30 | |||
| align=left | align=left | DNF | |||||
| align=left | align=left | DNF | |||||
| align=left | align=left | | DNF | ||||
| align=left | align=left |  | DNF | ||||
| align=left | align=left | DNF | |||||
| align=left | align=left |  | DNF |
According to an unofficial count, 25 athletes from 18 countries participated in the event.