Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female was 2.24 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
2.24 million
Change on year
up 2.1%
Rank
109th
of 204 groups
All-time high
2.24 million
in 2023
All-time low
837,735
in 1982
Years of data
53
1971–2023
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) is 2.24 million, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 2.24 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 837,735, in 1982.
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 109th of 204 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 854,824 | — |
| 1972 | 857,545 | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 861,800 | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 867,781 | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 870,063 | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 868,409 | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 865,980 | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 864,588 | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 866,838 | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 866,570 | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 840,332 | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 837,735 | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 859,359 | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 873,458 | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 845,918 | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 840,923 | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 877,059 | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 912,433 | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 943,630 | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 973,683 | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 994,678 | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 1.04 million | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 1.08 million | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 1.09 million | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 1.14 million | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 1.18 million | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 1.19 million | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 1.16 million | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 1.18 million | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 1.21 million | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 1.22 million | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.22 million | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.21 million | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.24 million | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 1.36 million | +9.6% |
| 2006 | 1.38 million | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 1.53 million | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 1.55 million | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 1.57 million | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 1.61 million | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 1.61 million | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.89 million | +17.2% |
| 2013 | 1.90 million | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.91 million | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.92 million | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 2.00 million | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 2.03 million | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 2.05 million | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 2.08 million | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 2.10 million | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 2.15 million | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 2.19 million | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 2.24 million | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 864,203 | 854,824 | 870,063 | 9 |
| 1980s | 869,742 | 837,735 | 943,630 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.10 million | 973,683 | 1.19 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.35 million | 1.21 million | 1.57 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.90 million | 1.61 million | 2.08 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.17 million | 2.10 million | 2.24 million | 4 |
More education data for ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 112,564 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 859,574 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 604,930 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 352,678 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 2.24 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.24 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The lowest recorded value was 837,735 in 1982.
- How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 109th out of 204 groups with data for 2023.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female rising or falling in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 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