Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes was 15.26 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109), 1989–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) is 15.26 million, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) peaked at 15.26 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.66 million, in 1989.
ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) ranks 82nd 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.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 9.66 million | — |
| 1990 | 9.85 million | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 10.12 million | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 10.41 million | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 10.68 million | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 11.06 million | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 11.38 million | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 11.65 million | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 11.91 million | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 12.15 million | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 12.27 million | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 12.51 million | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 12.77 million | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 12.00 million | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 12.11 million | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 12.21 million | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 13.21 million | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 14.55 million | +10.1% |
| 2007 | 13.47 million | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 13.48 million | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 13.47 million | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 13.52 million | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 13.50 million | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 13.69 million | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 13.63 million | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 13.98 million | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 13.88 million | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 13.78 million | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 13.57 million | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 13.74 million | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 14.09 million | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 14.41 million | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 14.72 million | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 14.99 million | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 15.26 million | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.66 million | 9.66 million | 9.66 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 11.15 million | 9.85 million | 12.27 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.98 million | 12.00 million | 14.55 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.74 million | 13.50 million | 14.09 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.85 million | 14.41 million | 15.26 million | 4 |
More education data for ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.72 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 8.25 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.40 million (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.1 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 948,616 (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 579,062 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 561,911 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.47 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.04 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.19 % change on previous year (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) was 15.26 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- The highest recorded value was 15.26 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.66 million in 1989.
- How does ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes?
- ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) ranks 82nd out of 204 groups with data for 2023.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) 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