Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes was 87.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), 1986–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) stood at 87.7%.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) peaked at 88.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 80.1%, in 1986.
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 131st of 204 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 80.1% | — |
| 1987 | 80.2% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 81.7% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 81.9% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 81.9% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 82.1% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 82.1% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 81.5% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 81.1% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 81.0% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 81.0% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 81.1% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 81.4% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 81.8% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 82.0% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 82.6% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 83.0% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 82.9% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 83.2% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 83.4% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 83.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 84.0% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 84.6% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 85.1% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 84.8% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 85.3% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 85.6% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 86.0% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 87.3% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 87.7% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 88.2% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 88.6% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 85.2% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 85.5% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 85.8% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 86.1% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 86.6% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 87.2% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 87.7% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 81.0% | 80.1% | 81.9% | 4 |
| 1990s | 81.5% | 81.0% | 82.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.4% | 82.0% | 85.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.4% | 84.8% | 88.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.7% | 85.8% | 87.7% | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 30.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 219,383 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 27.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 24.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 512,600 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) was 87.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The highest recorded value was 88.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.1% in 1986.
- How does ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 131st out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 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