Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female was 88.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) stood at 88.4%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 88.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 56.5%, in 1980.
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 125th of 204 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 56.5% | — |
| 1981 | 57.4% | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 58.4% | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 58.4% | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 59.4% | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 60.5% | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 61.5% | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 62.4% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 63.5% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 64.6% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 65.8% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 66.9% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 68.1% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 66.8% | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 67.9% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 69.0% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 70.2% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 71.5% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 73.1% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 74.3% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 75.3% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 76.5% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 77.7% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 78.0% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 79.1% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 79.8% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 78.9% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 80.0% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 80.9% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 80.8% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 81.5% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 82.1% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 83.7% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 85.5% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 85.7% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 86.3% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 84.8% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 85.8% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 86.3% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 86.7% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 87.1% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 87.5% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 87.8% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 88.1% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 88.4% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 60.3% | 56.5% | 64.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.4% | 65.8% | 74.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.7% | 75.3% | 80.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.8% | 81.5% | 86.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.8% | 87.1% | 88.4% | 5 |
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3069 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 17.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.304 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 25.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4368 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.68 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 88.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 88.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.5% in 1980.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 125th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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