Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female was 10.32 million in 2024. ▬ Flat
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113), 1986–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) stood at 10.32 million. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) peaked at 14.52 million in 2006 and was at its lowest, 10.32 million, in 2024.
That places ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) 77th out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.51 million | 10.39 million | 10.66 million | 4 |
| 1990s | 11.25 million | 10.70 million | 11.52 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.93 million | 11.51 million | 14.52 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.26 million | 10.55 million | 13.41 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.39 million | 10.32 million | 10.48 million | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.5% (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 20.01 million (2022)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 22.64 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 16.54 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 52.52 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 21.75 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 21.46 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) was 10.32 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- The highest recorded value was 14.52 million in 2006.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.32 million in 2024.
- How does ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
- ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) ranks 77th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female rising or falling in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) 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