Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes was 96.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) recorded 96.3% for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 96.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 70.0%, in 1975.
That places ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 74th out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 70.0% | — |
| 1976 | 70.1% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 70.4% | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 71.4% | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 72.6% | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 73.5% | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 74.3% | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 75.2% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 75.9% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 76.7% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 77.5% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 78.3% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 79.4% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 80.3% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 80.7% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 81.3% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 81.7% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 82.2% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 82.7% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 83.1% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 83.5% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 83.9% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 85.2% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 86.6% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 87.0% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 87.4% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 87.8% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 88.2% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 88.8% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 89.3% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 89.7% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 89.6% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 90.1% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 90.8% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 91.1% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 91.6% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 91.8% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 92.0% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 92.6% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 93.0% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 93.4% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 93.8% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 94.0% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 93.9% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 95.1% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 95.4% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 95.6% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 95.8% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 96.1% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 96.3% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 70.9% | 70.0% | 72.6% | 5 |
| 1980s | 77.2% | 73.5% | 80.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 83.7% | 81.3% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.3% | 87.4% | 91.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.1% | 91.6% | 95.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.8% | 95.4% | 96.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1619 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 203.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6175 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 187.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 390.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 216.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 127.86 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 96.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 96.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.0% in 1975.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 74th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release