Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female was 90.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) is 90.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) peaked at 90.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 56.0%, in 1976.
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 115th of 204 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 56.0% | — |
| 1977 | 56.3% | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 56.6% | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 56.9% | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 57.2% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 57.5% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 58.0% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 58.1% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 58.3% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 58.4% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 58.6% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 58.8% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 60.0% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 60.7% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 61.2% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 61.8% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 62.3% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 62.7% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 63.7% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 64.8% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 65.5% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 66.0% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 68.4% | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 69.8% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 71.1% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 72.3% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 73.6% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 74.9% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 76.1% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 77.3% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 75.5% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 76.6% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 77.5% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 78.5% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 81.8% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 82.4% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 81.2% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 85.6% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 86.2% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 88.0% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 89.9% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 90.6% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 88.9% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 89.6% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 89.7% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 90.0% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 89.6% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 90.1% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 90.5% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56.4% | 56.0% | 56.9% | 4 |
| 1980s | 58.6% | 57.2% | 60.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.6% | 61.2% | 69.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.3% | 71.1% | 78.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.4% | 81.2% | 90.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.0% | 89.6% | 90.5% | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4483 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 20.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1654 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.65 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 40.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 10.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2020)
All data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) was 90.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The highest recorded value was 90.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.0% in 1976.
- How does ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female?
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 115th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 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