Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)
ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes was 22.22 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
22.22 million
Change on year
up 2.3%
Rank
70th
of 204 groups
All-time high
22.22 million
in 2024
All-time low
12.69 million
in 1983
Years of data
42
1983–2024
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116), 1983–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) stood at 22.22 million. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) peaked at 22.22 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.69 million, in 1983.
That places ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) 70th 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 42 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 12.69 million | — |
| 1984 | 13.01 million | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 13.25 million | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 13.62 million | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 13.85 million | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 14.25 million | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 14.63 million | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 14.99 million | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 15.41 million | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 15.97 million | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 16.44 million | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 16.74 million | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 17.08 million | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 17.56 million | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 17.85 million | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 18.02 million | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 17.88 million | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 18.31 million | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 18.51 million | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 17.89 million | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 18.25 million | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 18.15 million | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 18.56 million | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 19.50 million | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 19.03 million | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 19.10 million | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 19.13 million | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 18.61 million | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 18.61 million | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 19.12 million | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 18.92 million | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 19.36 million | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 19.35 million | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 19.43 million | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 19.20 million | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 19.13 million | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 20.05 million | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 20.68 million | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 21.00 million | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 21.34 million | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 21.72 million | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 22.22 million | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.61 million | 12.69 million | 14.63 million | 7 |
| 1990s | 16.79 million | 14.99 million | 18.02 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.64 million | 17.89 million | 19.50 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.18 million | 18.61 million | 20.05 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.39 million | 20.68 million | 22.22 million | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.25 % change on previous year (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.79 million (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.93 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.82 % change on previous year (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) was 22.22 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- The highest recorded value was 22.22 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.69 million in 1983.
- How does ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes?
- ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) ranks 70th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) 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