Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes was 2.42 million in 2022. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), 1995–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) is 2.42 million, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) peaked at 2.97 million in 1995 and was at its lowest, 2.27 million, in 2017.
That places ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 120th out of 204 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2.97 million | — |
| 1996 | 2.93 million | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 2.90 million | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 2.76 million | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 2.74 million | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 2.73 million | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 2.70 million | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 2.67 million | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 2.77 million | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 2.73 million | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 2.79 million | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 2.85 million | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 2.75 million | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 2.79 million | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 2.84 million | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 2.88 million | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 2.84 million | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 2.85 million | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 2.72 million | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 2.55 million | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 2.48 million | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 2.44 million | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 2.27 million | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 2.30 million | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 2.33 million | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 2.37 million | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 2.38 million | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 2.42 million | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.86 million | 2.74 million | 2.97 million | 5 |
| 2000s | 2.76 million | 2.67 million | 2.85 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.57 million | 2.27 million | 2.88 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.39 million | 2.37 million | 2.42 million | 3 |
More education data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.81 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.80 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 420,985 (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) was 2.42 million in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.97 million in 1995.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.27 million in 2017.
- How does ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 120th out of 204 groups with data for 2022.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release