Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female was 1.09 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.09 million
Change on year
down 3.4%
Rank
121st
of 204 groups
All-time high
3.01 million
in 1976
All-time low
1.09 million
in 2024
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) stood at 1.09 million. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 3.01 million in 1976 and was at its lowest, 1.09 million, in 2024.
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 121st of 204 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.80 million | — |
| 1971 | 2.90 million | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 2.94 million | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 2.96 million | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 2.98 million | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 3.00 million | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 3.01 million | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 2.99 million | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 2.98 million | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 2.96 million | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 2.93 million | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 2.91 million | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 2.88 million | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 3.01 million | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 2.96 million | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 2.91 million | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 2.85 million | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 2.80 million | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 2.73 million | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 2.67 million | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 2.62 million | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 2.56 million | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 2.50 million | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 2.93 million | +17.2% |
| 1994 | 2.88 million | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 2.82 million | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 2.76 million | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 2.70 million | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 2.65 million | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 2.61 million | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 2.56 million | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 2.52 million | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 2.46 million | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 2.57 million | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 2.51 million | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 2.45 million | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 2.24 million | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 2.14 million | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 2.03 million | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 2.21 million | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 2.09 million | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 2.01 million | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 2.00 million | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.55 million | -22.8% |
| 2014 | 1.36 million | -12.3% |
| 2015 | 1.23 million | -9.3% |
| 2016 | 1.76 million | +43.2% |
| 2017 | 1.52 million | -13.6% |
| 2018 | 1.44 million | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 1.37 million | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 1.30 million | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 1.23 million | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 1.18 million | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 1.13 million | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 1.09 million | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.95 million | 2.80 million | 3.01 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.87 million | 2.67 million | 3.01 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.70 million | 2.50 million | 2.93 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.37 million | 2.03 million | 2.57 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.63 million | 1.23 million | 2.09 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.19 million | 1.09 million | 1.30 million | 5 |
More education data for ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.40 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 330,831 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 841,950 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17.85 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) was 1.09 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.01 million in 1976.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.09 million in 2024.
- How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 121st out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 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