Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201)
ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes was 26,697 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) recorded 26,697 for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 60.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) peaked at 114,560 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 26,697, in 2024.
That places ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) 193rd out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 95,686 | — |
| 2000 | 97,660 | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 100,562 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 103,692 | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 110,043 | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 114,560 | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 114,453 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 112,881 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 112,281 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 106,718 | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 87,100 | -18.4% |
| 2010 | 83,239 | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 80,870 | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 75,813 | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 72,022 | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 66,892 | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 64,628 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 61,844 | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 60,178 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 30,107 | -50.0% |
| 2019 | 29,419 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 28,779 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 27,974 | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 27,940 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 27,366 | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 26,697 | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95,686 | 95,686 | 95,686 | 1 |
| 2000s | 105,995 | 87,100 | 114,560 | 10 |
| 2010s | 62,501 | 29,419 | 83,239 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27,751 | 26,697 | 28,779 | 5 |
More education data for ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 16.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 12.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 8.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.29 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 845,003 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.63 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) was 26,697 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201)?
- The highest recorded value was 114,560 in 2004.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201)?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,697 in 2024.
- How does ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes?
- ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) ranks 193rd out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes rising or falling in ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) 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