Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific
AIMS: Asia and the Pacific: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female was 57.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific, 1985–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
AIMS: Asia and the Pacific recorded 57.0% for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific peaked at 64.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 57.0%, in 2015.
That places AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 47th out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 62.0% | — |
| 1986 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 61.0% | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 63.0% | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 62.0% | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 61.0% | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 64.0% | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 63.0% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 62.0% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 63.0% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 61.0% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 60.0% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 60.0% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 58.0% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 57.0% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 60.0% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 58.0% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 57.0% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 62.2% | 61.0% | 63.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 62.7% | 61.0% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.4% | 59.0% | 63.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.4% | 57.0% | 60.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.4% | 57.0% | 60.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near AIMS: Asia and the Pacific
More education data for AIMS: Asia and the Pacific
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 366.63 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 175.71 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3932 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 191.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 190.92 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific was 57.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 64.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.0% in 2015.
- How does AIMS: Asia and the Pacific rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific ranks 47th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female rising or falling in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this AIMS: Asia and the Pacific data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release