Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female was 81.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
81.5%
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
146th
of 204 groups
All-time high
81.5%
in 2024
All-time low
53.1%
in 1971
Years of data
54
1971–2024
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407), 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) stood at 81.5%. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) peaked at 81.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 53.1%, in 1971.
ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) ranks 146th of 204 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 53.1% | — |
| 1972 | 53.8% | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 54.4% | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 54.9% | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 55.3% | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 55.7% | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 56.4% | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 57.1% | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 57.6% | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 58.2% | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 58.6% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 59.3% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 60.2% | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 62.1% | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 62.7% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 63.3% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 64.0% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 64.6% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 64.9% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 66.5% | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 67.1% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 67.3% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 67.2% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 67.6% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 68.7% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 69.5% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 70.1% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 70.8% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 71.5% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 72.2% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 73.1% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 73.9% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 73.3% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 73.9% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 74.7% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 75.0% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 75.6% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 76.7% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 78.0% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 78.2% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 78.1% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 78.7% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 78.1% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 79.0% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 79.9% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 80.7% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 80.0% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 76.7% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 77.1% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 77.9% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 78.6% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 79.6% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 80.6% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 81.5% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 55.4% | 53.1% | 57.6% | 9 |
| 1980s | 61.8% | 58.2% | 64.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.6% | 66.5% | 71.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.6% | 72.2% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.6% | 76.7% | 80.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.6% | 77.9% | 81.5% | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 544,032 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 27.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 9.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 10.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 18.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) was 81.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- The highest recorded value was 81.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.1% in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female?
- ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) ranks 146th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) 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