Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female (number) (illiterate) in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female (number) (illiterate) was 2.47 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), 1986–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) stood at 2.47 million.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) peaked at 2.87 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.13 million, in 2017.
That places ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 106th out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female (number) (illiterate) in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 2.35 million | — |
| 1987 | 2.35 million | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 2.29 million | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 2.29 million | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 2.32 million | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 2.32 million | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 2.35 million | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 2.47 million | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 2.58 million | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 2.63 million | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 2.65 million | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 2.67 million | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 2.63 million | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 2.62 million | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 2.63 million | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 2.58 million | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 2.59 million | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 2.68 million | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 2.73 million | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 2.75 million | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 2.82 million | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 2.81 million | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 2.77 million | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 2.74 million | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 2.81 million | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 2.76 million | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 2.72 million | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 2.65 million | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 2.42 million | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 2.34 million | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 2.23 million | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 2.13 million | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 2.87 million | +34.5% |
| 2019 | 2.82 million | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 2.77 million | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 2.72 million | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 2.64 million | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 2.54 million | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 2.47 million | -2.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female (number) (illiterate) in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +34.5% | 2.13 million | 2.87 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.32 million | 2.29 million | 2.35 million | 4 |
| 1990s | 2.52 million | 2.32 million | 2.67 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.71 million | 2.58 million | 2.82 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.58 million | 2.13 million | 2.87 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.63 million | 2.47 million | 2.77 million | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 731,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 20.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.5014 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) was 2.47 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.87 million in 2018.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.13 million in 2017.
- How does ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 106th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 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