Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female was 59.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
59.0%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
22nd
of 204 groups
All-time high
67.0%
in 2003
All-time low
59.0%
in 2019
Years of data
44
1981–2024
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) recorded 59.0% for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 67.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 59.0%, in 2019.
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 22nd of 204 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 63.0% | — |
| 1982 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 64.0% | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 63.0% | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 64.0% | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 65.0% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 66.0% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 65.0% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 64.0% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 63.0% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 67.0% | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 66.0% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 62.0% | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 63.0% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 64.0% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 63.0% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 62.0% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 60.0% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 63.6% | 63.0% | 64.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 65.2% | 64.0% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.2% | 62.0% | 67.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.7% | 59.0% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.0% | 59.0% | 59.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.304 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 17.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3069 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.6186 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 12.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.88 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 59.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 67.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.0% in 2019.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 22nd out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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