Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female was 11,612 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), 2002–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) recorded 11,612 for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 52.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) peaked at 36,085 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 11,612, in 2019.
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 192nd of 204 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 36,085 | — |
| 2003 | 33,591 | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 33,482 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 33,479 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 33,311 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 27,867 | -16.3% |
| 2008 | 25,239 | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 24,410 | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 29,116 | +19.3% |
| 2011 | 27,560 | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 26,323 | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 24,443 | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 17,133 | -29.9% |
| 2015 | 15,511 | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 14,130 | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 12,567 | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 11,862 | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 11,612 | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30,933 | 24,410 | 36,085 | 8 |
| 2010s | 19,026 | 11,612 | 29,116 | 10 |
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.72 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 290,219 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.185 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6242 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6303 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.288 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) was 11,612 in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The highest recorded value was 36,085 in 2002.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,612 in 2019.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 192nd out of 204 groups with data for 2019.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female rising or falling in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 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