Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female was 82.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) stood at 82.7%. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 82.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.8%, in 1975.
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 141st 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 MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 27.8% | — |
| 1976 | 28.2% | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 29.2% | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 30.2% | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 31.2% | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 32.1% | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 32.8% | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 34.0% | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 35.2% | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 36.2% | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 37.2% | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 38.2% | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 39.2% | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 41.0% | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 42.4% | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 44.7% | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 46.0% | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 47.0% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 47.9% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 49.1% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 51.2% | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 52.8% | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 54.3% | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 57.1% | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 59.1% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 61.0% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 62.6% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 64.3% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 64.7% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 66.1% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 67.7% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 66.6% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 67.8% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 69.3% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 70.8% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 73.7% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 73.8% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 73.4% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 76.0% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 76.9% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 78.8% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 80.9% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 80.7% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 78.2% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 79.2% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 79.9% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 80.6% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 81.0% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 81.9% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 82.7% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.3% | 27.8% | 31.2% | 5 |
| 1980s | 36.8% | 32.1% | 42.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.9% | 44.7% | 59.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.1% | 61.0% | 70.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.2% | 73.4% | 80.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.2% | 79.9% | 82.7% | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.7828 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 24.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) was 82.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The highest recorded value was 82.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.8% in 1975.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 141st out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 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