Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female was 91.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) recorded 91.9% 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 0.7% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) peaked at 91.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.3%, in 1976.
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 105th 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: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 33.3% | — |
| 1976 | 33.3% | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 34.4% | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 35.4% | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 36.5% | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 37.5% | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 38.4% | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 39.4% | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 40.5% | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 41.6% | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 42.7% | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 43.8% | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 44.8% | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 42.5% | -5.1% |
| 1989 | 44.2% | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 45.8% | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 47.4% | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 48.9% | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 50.4% | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 52.0% | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 53.6% | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 55.2% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 56.5% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 59.2% | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 61.1% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 62.8% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 64.5% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 66.2% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 67.5% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 69.1% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 69.3% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 70.4% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 72.1% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 73.7% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 75.5% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 77.0% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 78.4% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 79.3% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 81.2% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 82.5% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 84.1% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 85.6% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 86.2% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 86.0% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 88.6% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 89.3% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 90.0% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 90.6% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 91.3% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 91.9% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 34.6% | 33.3% | 36.5% | 5 |
| 1980s | 41.5% | 37.5% | 44.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.0% | 45.8% | 61.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.1% | 62.8% | 75.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.9% | 77.0% | 88.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.6% | 89.3% | 91.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
More education data for ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 53.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 51.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 26.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) was 91.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The highest recorded value was 91.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.3% in 1976.
- How does ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female?
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 105th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 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