Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes was 90.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) stood at 90.0%. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) peaked at 90.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47.0%, in 1976.
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 126th of 204 groups on this measure, 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: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 47.0% | — |
| 1976 | 47.0% | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 47.2% | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 47.5% | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 47.8% | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 48.1% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 48.2% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 48.7% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 49.0% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 49.3% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 49.6% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 49.9% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 50.2% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 53.8% | +7.0% |
| 1989 | 54.8% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 55.6% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 56.1% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 56.9% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 57.5% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 58.9% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 60.4% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 61.1% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 61.8% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 65.8% | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 67.3% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 68.4% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 69.3% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 70.4% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 71.6% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 72.6% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 73.6% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 67.7% | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 68.5% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 69.4% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 70.2% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 78.2% | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 78.8% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 77.2% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 83.1% | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 83.8% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 86.0% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 88.7% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 89.4% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 88.0% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 89.1% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 89.2% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 89.5% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 89.1% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 89.6% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 90.0% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.3% | 47.0% | 47.8% | 5 |
| 1980s | 50.2% | 48.1% | 54.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.1% | 55.6% | 67.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.2% | 67.7% | 73.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.2% | 77.2% | 89.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.5% | 89.1% | 90.0% | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.95 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8789 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.489 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 735,389 (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 508,954 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.4733 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.35 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) was 90.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The highest recorded value was 90.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.0% in 1976.
- How does ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 126th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 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