Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117)
ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes was 21.88 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
21.88 million
Change on year
up 2.3%
Rank
72nd
of 204 groups
All-time high
21.88 million
in 2024
All-time low
12.47 million
in 1983
Years of data
42
1983–2024
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117), 1983–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) stood at 21.88 million. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) peaked at 21.88 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.47 million, in 1983.
ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) ranks 72nd of 204 groups on this measure, 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 Ldcs (unsdcode:98117), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 12.47 million | — |
| 1984 | 12.80 million | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 13.05 million | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 13.42 million | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 13.66 million | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 14.08 million | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 14.45 million | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 14.83 million | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 15.26 million | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 15.82 million | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 16.30 million | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 16.61 million | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 16.96 million | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 17.44 million | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 17.74 million | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 17.91 million | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 17.77 million | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 18.20 million | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 18.42 million | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 17.80 million | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 18.08 million | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 17.91 million | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 18.26 million | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 19.14 million | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 18.69 million | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 18.78 million | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 18.82 million | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 18.31 million | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 18.32 million | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 18.85 million | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 18.67 million | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 19.08 million | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 19.07 million | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 19.15 million | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 18.91 million | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 18.85 million | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 19.76 million | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 20.38 million | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 20.69 million | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 21.02 million | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 21.39 million | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 21.88 million | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.42 million | 12.47 million | 14.45 million | 7 |
| 1990s | 16.66 million | 14.83 million | 17.91 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.41 million | 17.80 million | 19.14 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.90 million | 18.31 million | 19.76 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.07 million | 20.38 million | 21.88 million | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.36 % change on previous year (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.01 million (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.48 % change on previous year (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 539,187 (2015)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 682,681 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.55 million (2015)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.03 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) was 21.88 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 Ldcs (unsdcode:98117)?
- The highest recorded value was 21.88 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.47 million in 1983.
- How does ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes?
- ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) ranks 72nd out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) 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