Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female was 89.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) recorded 89.0% for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) peaked at 89.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.9%, in 1976.
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 121st 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, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 37.0% | — |
| 1976 | 36.9% | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 37.3% | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 37.7% | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 38.3% | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 38.9% | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 39.5% | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 40.4% | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 41.0% | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 41.6% | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 42.2% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 42.8% | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 43.4% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 45.3% | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 46.6% | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 47.7% | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 48.6% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 49.6% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 50.6% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 52.3% | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 54.1% | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 55.2% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 56.2% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 59.5% | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 61.6% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 63.3% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 64.8% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 66.4% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 68.0% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 69.4% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 70.9% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 68.4% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 69.7% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 71.0% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 72.2% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 76.7% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 77.4% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 76.0% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 82.0% | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 82.8% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 85.2% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 87.9% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 88.8% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 86.8% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 87.8% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 88.0% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 88.3% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 87.9% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 88.5% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 89.0% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37.4% | 36.9% | 38.3% | 5 |
| 1980s | 42.2% | 38.9% | 46.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.6% | 47.7% | 61.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.4% | 63.3% | 72.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.1% | 76.0% | 88.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.3% | 87.9% | 89.0% | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 14.10 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.95 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.24 million (2020)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 10.84 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 22.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 11.36 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) was 89.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The highest recorded value was 89.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.9% in 1976.
- How does ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female?
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 121st out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 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