Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female was 55.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) recorded 55.0% for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) peaked at 59.0% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 46.0%, in 2009.
That places ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 74th 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 49 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 59.0% | — |
| 1977 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 58.0% | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 57.0% | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 56.0% | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 58.0% | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 57.0% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 59.0% | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 58.0% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 57.0% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 56.0% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 55.0% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 49.0% | -10.9% |
| 2007 | 48.0% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 47.0% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 46.0% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 53.0% | +15.2% |
| 2011 | 53.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 52.0% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 53.0% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 52.0% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 52.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 52.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 52.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 54.0% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 55.0% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 56.0% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 55.0% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 58.5% | 58.0% | 59.0% | 4 |
| 1980s | 57.3% | 56.0% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.8% | 57.0% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.7% | 46.0% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.8% | 52.0% | 55.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.4% | 55.0% | 56.0% | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 9.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 12.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.85 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.09 million (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 566,569 (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1028 % change on previous year (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2020)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.6% (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) was 55.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The highest recorded value was 59.0% in 1976.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.0% in 2009.
- How does ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 74th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female rising or falling in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 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