Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female was 44.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), 2002–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2019, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) stood at 44.0%.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) peaked at 50.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 41.0%, in 2016.
That places MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 154th out of 204 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 49.0% | — |
| 2003 | 48.0% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 49.0% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 48.0% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 48.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 50.0% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 49.0% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 48.0% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 49.0% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 48.0% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 48.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 47.0% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 43.0% | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 42.0% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 41.0% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 43.0% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 42.0% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 44.0% | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.6% | 48.0% | 50.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 44.7% | 41.0% | 49.0% | 10 |
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.288 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6275 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 290,219 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.185 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6242 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6303 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) was 44.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The highest recorded value was 50.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.0% in 2016.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 154th out of 204 groups with data for 2019.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female rising or falling in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 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