Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes was 23.25 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) stood at 23.25 million. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 50.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) peaked at 76.44 million in 1999 and was at its lowest, 23.25 million, in 2024.
That places ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 67th out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 76.44 million | — |
| 2000 | 74.22 million | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 73.70 million | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 72.19 million | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 70.26 million | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 68.69 million | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 66.95 million | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 68.15 million | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 66.26 million | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 63.29 million | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 60.63 million | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 56.18 million | -7.3% |
| 2011 | 54.99 million | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 53.53 million | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 48.95 million | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 46.69 million | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 43.50 million | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 40.05 million | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 38.54 million | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 39.32 million | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 30.40 million | -22.7% |
| 2020 | 28.93 million | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 27.33 million | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 26.27 million | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 24.68 million | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 23.25 million | -5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.44 million | 76.44 million | 76.44 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 68.43 million | 60.63 million | 74.22 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.22 million | 30.40 million | 56.18 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.09 million | 23.25 million | 28.93 million | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 26.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 25.27 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.74 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.69 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) was 23.25 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The highest recorded value was 76.44 million in 1999.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.25 million in 2024.
- How does ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 67th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 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