Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries
UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female was 99.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries, 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries recorded 99.3% for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries peaked at 99.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 74.2%, in 1976.
That places UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 41st out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 74.2% | — |
| 1977 | 74.5% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 76.5% | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 78.6% | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 80.6% | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 82.4% | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 83.8% | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 85.1% | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 86.2% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 87.1% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 87.8% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 89.2% | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 91.3% | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 91.7% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 92.0% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 92.4% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 92.7% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 93.0% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 93.4% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 93.8% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 94.1% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 97.2% | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 97.5% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 97.9% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 98.0% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 98.0% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 98.4% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 98.8% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 98.8% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.6% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 76.0% | 74.2% | 78.6% | 4 |
| 1980s | 86.5% | 80.6% | 91.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 94.3% | 92.0% | 97.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.1% | 97.5% | 98.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.9% | 98.6% | 99.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.2% | 99.2% | 99.3% | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.53 million (2024)
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- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 84.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.37 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 42.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 83.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.97 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries was 99.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.2% in 1976.
- How does UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female?
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries ranks 41st out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female rising or falling in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 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