Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female was 53.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) is 53.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 67.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 53.0%, in 2023.
That places ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 104th out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 65.0% | — |
| 1971 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 64.0% | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 63.0% | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 62.0% | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 63.0% | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 62.0% | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 61.0% | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 63.0% | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 62.0% | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 61.0% | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 60.0% | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 58.0% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 67.0% | +15.5% |
| 2004 | 66.0% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 64.0% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 59.0% | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 58.0% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 60.0% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 60.0% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 62.0% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 60.0% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 57.0% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 55.0% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 54.0% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 53.0% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 53.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 64.3% | 63.0% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.7% | 62.0% | 63.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.2% | 59.0% | 63.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.7% | 58.0% | 67.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.2% | 55.0% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.6% | 53.0% | 54.0% | 5 |
More education data for ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2365 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) was 53.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The highest recorded value was 67.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.0% in 2023.
- How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 104th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female rising or falling in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 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