Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female was 46.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in East Asia & Pacific, 1976–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
Analysis
In 2019, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in East Asia & Pacific stood at 46.8%. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 74.6% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 46.8%, in 2019.
That places East Asia & Pacific 30th out of 39 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 74.6% | — |
| 1977 | 74.6% | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 74.5% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 74.2% | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 73.7% | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 73.2% | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 72.3% | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 72.1% | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 71.6% | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 71.0% | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 70.4% | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 71.6% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 69.5% | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 68.7% | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 67.9% | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 67.1% | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 66.3% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 65.5% | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 64.9% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 64.3% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 63.9% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 59.6% | -6.7% |
| 1998 | 58.8% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 57.8% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 58.2% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 57.0% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 56.3% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 55.0% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 55.6% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 54.8% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 55.1% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 53.4% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 52.4% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 51.2% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 50.5% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 50.3% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 50.0% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 49.0% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 48.0% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 48.8% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 48.2% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 47.8% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 47.2% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 46.8% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 74.5% | 74.2% | 74.6% | 4 |
| 1980s | 71.4% | 68.7% | 73.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.6% | 57.8% | 67.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.9% | 51.2% | 58.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.7% | 46.8% | 50.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
- 27 Egypt 54.5% compare
- 28 Greece 54.4% compare
- 29 Tunisia 54.3% compare
- 30 Iran, Islamic Republic of 54.2% compare
- 31 Peru 54.0% compare
- 32 Tanzania, United Republic of 54.0% compare
- 33 Burkina Faso 53.4% compare
More education data for East Asia & Pacific
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 174.05 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 191.34 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4731 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0801 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.94 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in East Asia & Pacific?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in East Asia & Pacific was 46.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 74.6% in 1976.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.8% in 2019.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 30th out of 39 groups with data for 2019.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as part of Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the youth illiterate population that is female.