Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female was 88.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), 1986–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) is 88.6%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) peaked at 88.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 73.3%, in 1986.
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 122nd of 204 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 73.3% | — |
| 1987 | 73.5% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 74.1% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 74.6% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 75.4% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 76.0% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 76.6% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 77.3% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 77.9% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 78.5% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 79.2% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 79.8% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 81.5% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 82.1% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 82.7% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 83.3% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 83.9% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 84.1% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 84.7% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 84.8% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 84.8% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 85.3% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 85.4% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 85.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 85.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 85.7% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 85.5% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 86.0% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 86.6% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 87.0% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 87.2% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 88.2% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 88.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 88.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 88.5% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 88.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 88.6% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 73.9% | 73.3% | 74.6% | 4 |
| 1990s | 78.4% | 75.4% | 82.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.4% | 82.7% | 85.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.8% | 85.5% | 88.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.5% | 88.5% | 88.6% | 3 |
More education data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.81 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.80 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 420,985 (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) was 88.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The highest recorded value was 88.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.3% in 1986.
- How does ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female?
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 122nd out of 204 groups with data for 2022.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 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