Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female was 3.75 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) is 3.75 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) peaked at 10.11 million in 1997 and was at its lowest, 3.58 million, in 2017.
That places ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 99th 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 49 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 8.69 million | — |
| 1977 | 8.85 million | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 9.01 million | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 9.14 million | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 9.25 million | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 9.30 million | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 9.28 million | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 9.38 million | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 9.51 million | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 9.66 million | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 9.77 million | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 9.89 million | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 9.80 million | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 9.80 million | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 9.85 million | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 9.89 million | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 9.92 million | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 10.07 million | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 10.04 million | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 9.96 million | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 10.02 million | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 10.11 million | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 9.65 million | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 9.41 million | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 9.23 million | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 9.04 million | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 8.78 million | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 8.52 million | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 8.25 million | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 7.96 million | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 8.72 million | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 8.44 million | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 8.15 million | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 7.87 million | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 6.69 million | -15.0% |
| 2011 | 6.53 million | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 7.01 million | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 5.39 million | -23.1% |
| 2014 | 5.21 million | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 4.56 million | -12.6% |
| 2016 | 3.82 million | -16.1% |
| 2017 | 3.58 million | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 4.26 million | +18.9% |
| 2019 | 4.02 million | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 4.01 million | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 3.95 million | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 4.10 million | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 3.90 million | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 3.75 million | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.92 million | 8.69 million | 9.14 million | 4 |
| 1980s | 9.56 million | 9.25 million | 9.89 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.89 million | 9.41 million | 10.11 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.50 million | 7.87 million | 9.23 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.11 million | 3.58 million | 7.01 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.94 million | 3.75 million | 4.10 million | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 20.10 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 4.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 20.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 10.93 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.65 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 23.90 million (2021)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 13.32 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.68 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) was 3.75 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.11 million in 1997.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.58 million in 2017.
- How does ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 99th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 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