Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female was 95.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) is 95.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 95.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 59.6%, in 1975.
That places ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 75th 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, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 59.6% | — |
| 1976 | 59.7% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 60.3% | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 61.8% | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 63.4% | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 65.0% | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 66.3% | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 67.6% | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 68.8% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 70.2% | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 71.4% | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 72.5% | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 73.9% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 74.3% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 75.0% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 75.8% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 76.5% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 77.0% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 77.6% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 78.2% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 78.9% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 79.5% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 81.4% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 82.4% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 83.1% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 83.7% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 84.3% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 85.0% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 85.7% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 86.4% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 86.5% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 86.9% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 87.7% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 88.5% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 89.1% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 89.5% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 89.9% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 90.2% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 90.9% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 91.5% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 92.1% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 92.7% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 92.9% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 92.7% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 93.9% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 94.3% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 94.6% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 94.9% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 95.2% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 95.6% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60.9% | 59.6% | 63.4% | 5 |
| 1980s | 70.5% | 65.0% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.0% | 75.8% | 83.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.4% | 83.7% | 89.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.6% | 89.5% | 93.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.9% | 94.3% | 95.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6175 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 203.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 127.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.2668 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 167.63 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 83.60 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 95.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 95.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.6% in 1975.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 75th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release