Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female was 94.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) recorded 94.3% for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% 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: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 94.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47.7%, in 1971.
That places ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 81st out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 47.8% | — |
| 1971 | 47.7% | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 48.6% | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 49.5% | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 50.3% | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 51.3% | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 52.4% | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 53.7% | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 55.2% | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 56.6% | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 58.0% | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 59.5% | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 61.0% | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 60.5% | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 62.4% | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 64.2% | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 66.0% | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 67.6% | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 69.1% | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 70.5% | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 71.9% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 73.2% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 74.5% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 71.0% | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 72.4% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 73.7% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 75.0% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 76.1% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 77.2% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 78.3% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 79.2% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 80.2% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 81.2% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 80.8% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 81.8% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 82.7% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 84.5% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 85.5% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 86.4% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 85.4% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 86.3% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 87.0% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 87.1% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 90.1% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 91.3% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 92.2% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 88.9% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 90.5% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 91.2% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 91.9% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 92.5% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 93.0% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 93.5% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 93.9% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 94.3% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 51.3% | 47.7% | 56.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.9% | 58.0% | 70.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.3% | 71.0% | 78.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.8% | 79.2% | 86.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.7% | 86.3% | 92.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.4% | 92.5% | 94.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
More education data for ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5456 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2365 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.21 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) was 94.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The highest recorded value was 94.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.7% in 1971.
- How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female?
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 81st out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 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