Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female was 76.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), 1995–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) is 76.0%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) peaked at 76.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 67.0%, in 2003.
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 1st of 204 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 71.0% | — |
| 1996 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 70.0% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 69.0% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 69.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 69.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 69.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 67.0% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 69.0% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 69.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 69.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 69.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 70.0% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 72.0% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 73.0% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 75.0% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 76.0% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.4% | 69.0% | 71.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 68.2% | 67.0% | 69.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.4% | 69.0% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.7% | 75.0% | 76.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
More education data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.36 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.35 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.80 million (2022)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) was 76.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The highest recorded value was 76.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.0% in 2003.
- How does ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 1st out of 204 groups with data for 2022.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female rising or falling in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 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