Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in MDG: Southern Asia
MDG: Southern Asia: 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
64.0%
in 1999
All-time low
58.0%
in 2015
Years of data
26
1999–2024
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in MDG: Southern Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
MDG: Southern Asia recorded 59.0% for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in MDG: Southern Asia peaked at 64.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 58.0%, in 2015.
That places MDG: Southern Asia 22nd out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in MDG: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 64.0% | — |
| 2000 | 63.0% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 62.0% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 63.0% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 62.0% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 64.0% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 62.0% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 61.0% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 60.0% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 61.0% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 60.0% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 58.0% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 62.0% | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 61.0% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 60.0% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.0% | 64.0% | 64.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 62.1% | 60.0% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.4% | 58.0% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.0% | 59.0% | 61.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia
- 19 Burkina Faso 53.0% compare
- 19 Iran, Islamic Republic of 53.0% compare
- 19 Palestine, State of 53.0% compare
- 19 Uganda 53.0% compare
- 23 Panama 50.0% compare
- 23 Uzbekistan 50.0% compare
- 25 Chile 49.0% compare
- 25 Paraguay 49.0% compare
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.70 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 88.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.205 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 94.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 28.18 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in MDG: Southern Asia?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in MDG: Southern Asia was 59.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in MDG: Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 64.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in MDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.0% in 2015.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
- MDG: Southern Asia ranks 22nd out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia 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