Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female was 14.89 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1988–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) recorded 14.89 million for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.6% on the previous year and down 49.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 84.74 million in 1988 and was at its lowest, 14.89 million, in 2024.
That places ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 50th out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 84.74 million | — |
| 1989 | 82.42 million | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 79.87 million | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 77.56 million | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 75.40 million | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 73.39 million | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 70.80 million | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 68.20 million | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 65.95 million | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 59.76 million | -9.4% |
| 1998 | 56.56 million | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 54.38 million | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 52.56 million | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 51.65 million | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 50.14 million | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 48.94 million | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 47.33 million | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 47.51 million | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 47.01 million | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 44.40 million | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 41.53 million | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 39.29 million | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 37.64 million | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 36.39 million | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 34.99 million | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 31.95 million | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 29.62 million | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 27.26 million | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 24.91 million | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 23.96 million | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 24.51 million | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 20.39 million | -16.8% |
| 2020 | 19.20 million | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 18.05 million | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 17.12 million | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 15.95 million | -6.8% |
| 2024 | 14.89 million | -6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 83.58 million | 82.42 million | 84.74 million | 2 |
| 1990s | 68.19 million | 54.38 million | 79.87 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.04 million | 39.29 million | 52.56 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.16 million | 20.39 million | 37.64 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.04 million | 14.89 million | 19.20 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 187.37 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 203.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 127.86 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 216.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 126.65 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 116.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 14.89 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 84.74 million in 1988.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.89 million in 2024.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 50th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release