Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)
ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes was 8.43 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114), 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) stood at 8.43 million.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) peaked at 10.82 million in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.62 million, in 1989.
ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) ranks 89th of 204 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.62 million | 5.62 million | 5.62 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 5.94 million | 5.64 million | 6.68 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.81 million | 6.93 million | 10.68 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.44 million | 7.92 million | 10.82 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.25 million | 8.13 million | 8.43 million | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.2% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.8% (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 8.79 million (2022)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 10.88 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 7.28 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.44 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 11.26 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 22.52 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 11.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) was 8.43 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.82 million in 2010.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.62 million in 1989.
- How does ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes?
- ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) ranks 89th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release