Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes was 93.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) is 93.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) peaked at 93.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 48.3%, in 1976.
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 97th 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: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 48.4% | — |
| 1976 | 48.3% | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 49.0% | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 49.7% | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 50.3% | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 50.8% | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 51.2% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 51.8% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 52.4% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 53.0% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 53.5% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 54.1% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 54.8% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 55.2% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 56.4% | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 57.6% | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 58.7% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 60.1% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 61.6% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 62.7% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 63.8% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 64.9% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 65.9% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 69.4% | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 70.6% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 71.7% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 72.7% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 73.8% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 75.0% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 76.0% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 77.0% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 77.0% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 77.9% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 79.2% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 80.3% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 81.9% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 82.7% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 83.3% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 84.9% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 85.7% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 86.8% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 88.0% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 88.5% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 88.4% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 91.1% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 91.6% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 92.1% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 92.4% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 92.9% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 93.3% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 49.1% | 48.3% | 50.3% | 5 |
| 1980s | 53.3% | 50.8% | 56.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.5% | 57.6% | 70.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.1% | 71.7% | 80.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.1% | 81.9% | 91.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.5% | 91.6% | 93.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
More education data for ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 51.70 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 84.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1267 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 53.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 26.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) was 93.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The highest recorded value was 93.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.3% in 1976.
- How does ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 97th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 50 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release