Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406), 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) is 99.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) peaked at 99.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 87.8%, in 1975.
ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) ranks 51st of 204 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 87.9% | — |
| 1975 | 87.8% | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 88.2% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 88.5% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 88.9% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 89.2% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 89.4% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 89.7% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 89.9% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 90.1% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 90.3% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 90.6% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 90.6% | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 93.6% | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 94.0% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 94.2% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 94.5% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 94.7% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 94.9% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 95.0% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 95.4% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 95.9% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 96.1% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 96.2% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 96.3% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 96.3% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 96.2% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 96.2% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 96.3% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 96.5% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 96.7% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 96.8% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 96.0% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 96.6% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 97.7% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 97.6% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 97.0% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 97.2% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 97.6% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 98.2% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 98.4% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.3% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 98.7% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 88.4% | 87.8% | 89.2% | 6 |
| 1980s | 91.2% | 89.4% | 94.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 95.5% | 94.5% | 96.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.7% | 96.0% | 97.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.9% | 97.0% | 98.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.8% | 98.7% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
More education data for ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0787 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 10.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) was 99.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.8% in 1975.
- How does ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) ranks 51st out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) 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