The women's 1500 metres event at the 2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Beijing, China, at Chaoyang Sports Centre on 18 and 20 August.
| Gold | Irene Jelagat | |
| Silver | Mercy Kosgei | |
| Bronze | Yuriko Kobayashi |
20 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | | 4:08.88 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 4:12.48 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 4:12.88 | ||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left |  | 4:12.94 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 4:16.01 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 4:16.20 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 4:16.37 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | 4:16.58 | ||||
| 9 | align=left | align=left |  | 4:18.64 | |||
| 10 | align=left | align=left |  | 4:20.01 | |||
| 11 | align=left | align=left |  | 4:20.59 | |||
| 12 | align=left | align=left |  | 4:29.52 |
18 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 4:19.14 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 4:19.78 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 4:19.94 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 4:22.29 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 4:24.16 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 4:26.56 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 4:32.59 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 4:33.03 | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left |  | 4:41.22 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 4:23.52 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 4:23.53 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 4:25.49 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 4:28.34 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 4:31.73 | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 4:31.79 | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 4:34.14 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 4:15.80 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 4:18.10 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 4:18.85 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 4:19.00 | q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 4:20.24 | q | ||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 4:20.67 | q | ||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 4:23.49 | ||||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 4:24.31 | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | | 4:30.70 | |||
| 10 | align=left | align=left |  | 4:33.45 |
According to an unofficial count, 26 athletes from 20 countries participated in the event.