Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female (number) (illiterate) in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female (number) (illiterate) was 488,184 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406), 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) recorded 488,184 for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 48.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) peaked at 4.81 million in 1975 and was at its lowest, 488,184, in 2024.
ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) ranks 146th of 204 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female (number) (illiterate) in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 4.64 million | — |
| 1975 | 4.81 million | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 4.81 million | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 4.78 million | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 4.75 million | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 4.71 million | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 4.68 million | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 4.63 million | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 4.59 million | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 4.54 million | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 4.49 million | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 4.43 million | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 4.48 million | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 3.26 million | -27.2% |
| 1988 | 3.09 million | -5.3% |
| 1989 | 2.96 million | -4.4% |
| 1990 | 2.83 million | -4.3% |
| 1991 | 2.72 million | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 2.62 million | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 2.59 million | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 2.36 million | -8.7% |
| 1995 | 2.15 million | -9.0% |
| 1996 | 2.08 million | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 2.04 million | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 2.04 million | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 2.02 million | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 2.18 million | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 2.14 million | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 2.10 million | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 1.91 million | -8.7% |
| 2004 | 1.85 million | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 1.76 million | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 2.22 million | +25.6% |
| 2007 | 1.97 million | -11.0% |
| 2008 | 1.29 million | -34.4% |
| 2009 | 1.35 million | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 1.71 million | +26.3% |
| 2011 | 1.60 million | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 1.52 million | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 1.30 million | -14.7% |
| 2014 | 943,716 | -27.3% |
| 2015 | 887,691 | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 819,689 | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 770,649 | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 819,560 | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 762,125 | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 664,219 | -12.8% |
| 2021 | 617,735 | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 556,297 | -9.9% |
| 2023 | 519,321 | -6.6% |
| 2024 | 488,184 | -6.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female (number) (illiterate) in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -34.4% | 1.97 million | 1.29 million |
| 2010 | +26.3% | 1.35 million | 1.71 million |
| 2006 | +25.6% | 1.76 million | 2.22 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.75 million | 4.64 million | 4.81 million | 6 |
| 1980s | 4.12 million | 2.96 million | 4.68 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.35 million | 2.02 million | 2.83 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.88 million | 1.29 million | 2.22 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.11 million | 762,125 | 1.71 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 569,151 | 488,184 | 664,219 | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 34.89 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 817,845 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 12.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 10.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1119 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 67.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0449 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) was 488,184 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.81 million in 1975.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- The lowest recorded value was 488,184 in 2024.
- How does ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
- ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) ranks 146th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) 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