Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female was 3.46 million in 2024. βΌ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1975β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) is 3.46 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) peaked at 9.89 million in 1997 and was at its lowest, 3.32 million, in 2017.
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 101st of 204 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.69 million | 8.31 million | 8.99 million | 5 |
| 1980s | 9.40 million | 9.10 million | 9.71 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.68 million | 9.18 million | 9.89 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.25 million | 7.63 million | 8.99 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.85 million | 3.32 million | 6.77 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.66 million | 3.46 million | 3.82 million | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 14.10 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.95 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.24 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 19.17 million (2021)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 11.36 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 10.84 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) was 3.46 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.89 million in 1997.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.32 million in 2017.
- How does ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 101st out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release