Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)
ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female was 43.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419), 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) recorded 43.0% for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) peaked at 63.0% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 43.0%, in 2023.
That places ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) 159th out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 63.0% | — |
| 1975 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 62.0% | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 61.0% | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 60.0% | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 58.0% | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 60.0% | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 58.0% | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 57.0% | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 56.0% | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 55.0% | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 56.0% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 55.0% | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 54.0% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 56.0% | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 55.0% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 54.0% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 52.0% | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 52.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 51.0% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 51.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 53.0% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 52.0% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 51.0% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 52.0% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 52.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 52.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 48.0% | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 47.0% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 49.0% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 49.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 48.0% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 45.0% | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 45.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 46.0% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 46.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 44.0% | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 43.0% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 43.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 62.2% | 61.0% | 63.0% | 6 |
| 1980s | 59.1% | 58.0% | 60.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.7% | 54.0% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.7% | 51.0% | 56.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.7% | 45.0% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.4% | 43.0% | 46.0% | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0787 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 10.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) was 43.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)?
- The highest recorded value was 63.0% in 1974.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.0% in 2023.
- How does ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
- ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) ranks 159th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female rising or falling in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) 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