Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in MDG: Western Asia
MDG: Western Asia: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female was 91.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
91.6%
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
107th
of 204 groups
All-time high
91.6%
in 2021
All-time low
67.2%
in 1974
Years of data
51
1974–2024
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in MDG: Western Asia, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in MDG: Western Asia stood at 91.6%.
That represents a change of up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in MDG: Western Asia peaked at 91.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 67.2%, in 1974.
That places MDG: Western Asia 107th 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 51 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in MDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 67.2% | — |
| 1975 | 68.1% | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 69.0% | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 69.9% | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 70.9% | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 71.4% | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 72.2% | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 73.0% | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 74.0% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 74.7% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 77.6% | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 77.9% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 78.3% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 78.7% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 79.3% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 79.3% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 80.0% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 80.6% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 81.2% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 81.8% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 82.3% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 82.8% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 83.4% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 83.9% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 85.1% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 85.6% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 86.0% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 86.4% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 86.8% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 87.0% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 87.3% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 87.6% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 87.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 87.9% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 88.0% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 88.6% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 88.8% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 89.2% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 89.1% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 89.6% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 90.1% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 90.5% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 90.7% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 91.5% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 91.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 91.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 91.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 91.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 91.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 91.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 91.6% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 69.4% | 67.2% | 71.4% | 6 |
| 1980s | 76.5% | 72.2% | 79.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 82.7% | 80.0% | 85.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.3% | 86.0% | 88.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.2% | 88.8% | 91.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.6% | 91.6% | 91.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Western Asia
- 104 Central African Republic 36.7% compare
- 105 Chad 33.3% compare
More education data for MDG: Western Asia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.88 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.4264 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.72 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 517,916 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.70 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in MDG: Western Asia?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in MDG: Western Asia was 91.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 91.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.2% in 1974.
- How does MDG: Western Asia rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female?
- MDG: Western Asia ranks 107th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female rising or falling in MDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Western Asia 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