Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)
ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes was 8.04 million in 2024. β² Rising
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107), 1990β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) is 8.04 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) peaked at 9.26 million in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.01 million, in 1990.
ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) ranks 93rd of 204 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.29 million | 5.01 million | 5.58 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.43 million | 5.86 million | 9.01 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.61 million | 7.23 million | 9.26 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.79 million | 7.63 million | 8.04 million | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 82.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 81.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 7.04 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 17.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 9.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 3.27 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 22.07 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 8.79 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 8.79 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) was 8.04 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.26 million in 2010.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.01 million in 1990.
- How does ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes?
- ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) ranks 93rd out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release