Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female was 56.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
56.0%
Change on year
down 1.8%
Rank
57th
of 204 groups
All-time high
59.0%
in 1975
All-time low
47.0%
in 2008
Years of data
50
1975–2024
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) stood at 56.0%.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) peaked at 59.0% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 47.0%, in 2008.
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 57th of 204 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 59.0% | — |
| 1976 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 58.0% | -1.7% |
| 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 | 59.0% | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 58.0% | -1.7% |
| 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 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 56.0% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 55.0% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 49.0% | -10.9% |
| 2007 | 48.0% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 47.0% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 47.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 53.0% | +12.8% |
| 2011 | 53.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 52.0% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 53.0% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 53.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 52.0% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 53.0% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 53.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 55.0% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 57.0% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 56.0% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 57.0% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 56.0% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 58.8% | 58.0% | 59.0% | 5 |
| 1980s | 57.4% | 56.0% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.8% | 57.0% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.0% | 47.0% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.4% | 52.0% | 57.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.6% | 56.0% | 57.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 14.10 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.95 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.24 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 19.17 million (2021)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 11.36 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 10.84 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) was 56.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The highest recorded value was 59.0% in 1975.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.0% in 2008.
- How does ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 57th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female rising or falling in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 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