Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female was 55.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 1988–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) recorded 55.0% for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) peaked at 61.0% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 55.0%, in 2024.
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 74th of 204 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 61.0% | — |
| 1989 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 60.0% | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 58.0% | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 59.0% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 58.0% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 61.0% | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 60.0% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 61.0% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 60.0% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 58.0% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 57.0% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 56.0% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 55.0% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 61.0% | 61.0% | 61.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 59.2% | 58.0% | 60.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.8% | 58.0% | 61.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.3% | 57.0% | 60.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.0% | 55.0% | 57.0% | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.65 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.13 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.22 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.86 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45.48 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) was 55.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- The highest recorded value was 61.0% in 1988.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.0% in 2024.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
- ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 74th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 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