Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female was 1.84 million in 2022. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), 1992–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) recorded 1.84 million for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in 2022.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) peaked at 2.15 million in 1992 and was at its lowest, 1.71 million, in 2017.
That places ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 114th out of 204 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 2.15 million | — |
| 1993 | 2.14 million | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 2.13 million | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 2.11 million | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 2.09 million | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 2.07 million | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 1.93 million | -6.7% |
| 1999 | 1.90 million | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 1.88 million | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 1.86 million | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 1.84 million | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 1.85 million | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 1.82 million | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 1.86 million | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 1.90 million | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 1.90 million | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.93 million | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 1.96 million | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 2.00 million | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 2.00 million | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 2.05 million | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 1.99 million | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 1.90 million | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 1.85 million | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 1.83 million | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 1.71 million | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 1.73 million | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 1.76 million | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 1.78 million | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 1.80 million | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 1.84 million | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.07 million | 1.90 million | 2.15 million | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.88 million | 1.82 million | 1.96 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.88 million | 1.71 million | 2.05 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.81 million | 1.78 million | 1.84 million | 3 |
More education data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 420,985 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 909,600 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.35 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.36 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.81 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.8 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) was 1.84 million in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.15 million in 1992.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.71 million in 2017.
- How does ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 114th out of 204 groups with data for 2022.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 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