Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female was 72.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 1988–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) recorded 72.9% for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) peaked at 72.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 48.3%, in 1988.
That places ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 186th out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 48.3% | — |
| 1989 | 48.7% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 49.1% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 48.8% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 48.4% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 48.4% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 48.5% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 48.9% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 49.2% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 49.6% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 50.2% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 51.0% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 51.6% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 52.8% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 53.1% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 54.0% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 54.8% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 55.4% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 53.2% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 55.4% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 56.2% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 57.3% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 59.2% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 63.0% | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 64.0% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 65.5% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 65.7% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 66.8% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 68.0% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 69.4% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 69.2% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 69.7% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 70.1% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 70.8% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 71.6% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 72.3% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 72.9% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 48.5% | 48.3% | 48.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 49.2% | 48.4% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.4% | 51.6% | 57.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.0% | 59.2% | 69.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.5% | 70.1% | 72.9% | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.65 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.13 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.22 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.86 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45.48 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) was 72.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- The highest recorded value was 72.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.3% in 1988.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female?
- ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 186th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 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