Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female was 65.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
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%.
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)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 8.95 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 10.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.77 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 731,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 10.74 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 4.55 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 4.34 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