Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)
ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female was 18.30 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
18.30 million
Change on year
up 2.0%
Rank
46th
of 204 groups
All-time high
18.30 million
in 2024
All-time low
12.88 million
in 1981
Years of data
44
1981–2024
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112), 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) stood at 18.30 million. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) peaked at 18.30 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.88 million, in 1981.
ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) ranks 46th of 204 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 12.88 million | — |
| 1982 | 13.07 million | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 13.46 million | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 13.62 million | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 13.74 million | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 13.93 million | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 13.97 million | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 14.07 million | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 14.09 million | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 14.12 million | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 14.15 million | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 14.15 million | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 14.69 million | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 14.73 million | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 15.01 million | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 15.00 million | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 14.94 million | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 14.83 million | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 14.83 million | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 16.87 million | +13.8% |
| 2001 | 16.76 million | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 16.76 million | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 16.92 million | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 16.74 million | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 16.78 million | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 17.10 million | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 17.86 million | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 17.61 million | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 18.20 million | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 18.03 million | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 17.73 million | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 17.41 million | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 16.95 million | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 16.89 million | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 16.68 million | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 17.29 million | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 17.15 million | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 16.37 million | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 16.80 million | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 17.14 million | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 17.37 million | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 17.63 million | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 17.93 million | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 18.30 million | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.65 million | 12.88 million | 14.09 million | 9 |
| 1990s | 14.65 million | 14.12 million | 15.01 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.16 million | 16.74 million | 18.20 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.13 million | 16.37 million | 18.03 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.68 million | 17.14 million | 18.30 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)
More education data for ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 25.62 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 7.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 26.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 10.25 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 48.93 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 23.03 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 22.23 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) was 18.30 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
- The highest recorded value was 18.30 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.88 million in 1981.
- How does ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
- ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) ranks 46th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female rising or falling in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release