Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female (illiterate female) in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female (illiterate female) was 65.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
65.0%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
6th
of 204 groups
All-time high
65.0%
in 1988
All-time low
62.0%
in 1986
Years of data
39
1986–2024
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), 1986–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) stood at 65.0%. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) peaked at 65.0% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 62.0%, in 1986.
That places ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 6th out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female (illiterate female) in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 62.0% | — |
| 1987 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 65.0% | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 64.0% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 63.0% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 64.0% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 63.0% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 62.0% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 64.0% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 65.0% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 63.5% | 62.0% | 65.0% | 4 |
| 1990s | 64.8% | 64.0% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.3% | 63.0% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.3% | 62.0% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.0% | 65.0% | 65.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
More education data for ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 20.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 731,983 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.5014 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.29 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) was 65.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The highest recorded value was 65.0% in 1988.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.0% in 1986.
- How does ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 6th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female rising or falling in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 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