Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female was 13.65 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) recorded 13.65 million for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 50.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) peaked at 48.80 million in 1999 and was at its lowest, 13.65 million, in 2024.
That places ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 64th 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 26 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 48.80 million | — |
| 2000 | 47.02 million | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 46.31 million | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 45.00 million | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 44.20 million | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 42.78 million | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 43.18 million | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 42.28 million | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 40.44 million | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 38.54 million | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 36.43 million | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 34.46 million | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 33.23 million | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 32.11 million | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 29.37 million | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 27.56 million | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 25.33 million | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 23.12 million | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 22.26 million | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 22.80 million | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 18.77 million | -17.7% |
| 2020 | 17.71 million | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 16.64 million | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 15.79 million | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 14.67 million | -7.1% |
| 2024 | 13.65 million | -6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.80 million | 48.80 million | 48.80 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 42.62 million | 36.43 million | 47.02 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.90 million | 18.77 million | 34.46 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.69 million | 13.65 million | 17.71 million | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 84.88 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 91.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 53.53 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 101.13 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 72.30 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 66.98 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) was 13.65 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The highest recorded value was 48.80 million in 1999.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.65 million in 2024.
- How does ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 64th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 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