Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female was 3.37 million in 2019. ▲ Rising
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), 1991–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2019, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) stood at 3.37 million. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) peaked at 3.37 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.25 million, in 1992.
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) ranks 102nd of 204 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.25 million | — |
| 1992 | 2.25 million | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 2.27 million | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 2.32 million | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 2.36 million | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 2.36 million | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 2.35 million | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 2.35 million | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 2.34 million | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 2.34 million | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 2.33 million | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 2.32 million | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 2.30 million | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 2.27 million | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 2.34 million | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 2.97 million | +27.0% |
| 2007 | 3.00 million | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 3.05 million | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 3.11 million | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 3.15 million | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 3.17 million | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 3.12 million | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 3.14 million | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 3.17 million | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 3.21 million | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 3.25 million | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 3.29 million | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 3.32 million | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 3.37 million | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.32 million | 2.25 million | 2.36 million | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.60 million | 2.27 million | 3.11 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.22 million | 3.12 million | 3.37 million | 10 |
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 193,157 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.82 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.03 million (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.53 % change on previous year (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 198,344 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.76 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.35 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 591,400 (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.43 million (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 442,505 (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) was 3.37 million in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.37 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.25 million in 1992.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
- ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) ranks 102nd out of 204 groups with data for 2019.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) 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