Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female was 58.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
58.0%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
42nd
of 204 groups
All-time high
63.0%
in 1998
All-time low
57.0%
in 2017
Years of data
32
1993–2024

Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 1993–2024

02040601993200820241993: 621994: 621995: 621996: 621997: 611998: 631999: 632000: 632001: 622002: 622003: 622004: 622005: 632006: 612007: 602008: 602009: 602010: 612011: 602012: 602013: 592014: 592015: 582016: 582017: 572018: 572019: 592020: 592021: 592022: 582023: 582024: 58

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) stood at 58.0%.

That represents a change of down 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) peaked at 63.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 57.0%, in 2017.

That places ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 42nd out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.

Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), year by year

Annual values for Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 1993 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1993 62.0%
1994 62.0% +0.0%
1995 62.0% +0.0%
1996 62.0% +0.0%
1997 61.0% -1.6%
1998 63.0% +3.3%
1999 63.0% +0.0%
2000 63.0% +0.0%
2001 62.0% -1.6%
2002 62.0% +0.0%
2003 62.0% +0.0%
2004 62.0% +0.0%
2005 63.0% +1.6%
2006 61.0% -3.2%
2007 60.0% -1.6%
2008 60.0% +0.0%
2009 60.0% +0.0%
2010 61.0% +1.7%
2011 60.0% -1.6%
2012 60.0% +0.0%
2013 59.0% -1.7%
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 59.0% +3.5%
2020 59.0% +0.0%
2021 59.0% +0.0%
2022 58.0% -1.7%
2023 58.0% +0.0%
2024 58.0% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 62.1% 61.0% 63.0% 7
2000s 61.5% 60.0% 63.0% 10
2010s 58.8% 57.0% 61.0% 10
2020s 58.4% 58.0% 59.0% 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

  1. 41 Armenia 40.0% compare
  2. 41 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 40.0% compare
  3. 41 Oman 40.0% compare
  4. 41 Singapore 40.0% compare
  5. 45 Jordan 39.0% compare

See the full ranking of 262 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) was 58.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
The highest recorded value was 63.0% in 1998.
What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
The lowest recorded value was 57.0% in 2017.
How does ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 42nd out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 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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Indicator
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
262 places, 8,082 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release