Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female (number) (illiterate) in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female (number) (illiterate) was 10.32 million in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
10.32 million
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
77th
of 204 groups
All-time high
14.52 million
in 2006
All-time low
10.32 million
in 2024
Years of data
39
1986–2024
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.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female (number) (illiterate) in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 10.39 million | — |
| 1987 | 10.43 million | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 10.56 million | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 10.66 million | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 10.70 million | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 10.78 million | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 10.84 million | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 11.39 million | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 11.44 million | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 11.52 million | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 11.52 million | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 11.45 million | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 11.47 million | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 11.43 million | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 11.51 million | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 11.59 million | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 12.00 million | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 12.27 million | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 12.57 million | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 13.16 million | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 14.52 million | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 14.00 million | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 13.74 million | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 13.93 million | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 13.41 million | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 11.89 million | -11.3% |
| 2012 | 11.58 million | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 10.97 million | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 10.84 million | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 10.73 million | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 11.15 million | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 10.86 million | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 10.61 million | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 10.55 million | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 10.48 million | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 10.40 million | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 10.38 million | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 10.36 million | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 10.32 million | -0.4% |
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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.9722 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.01 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.64 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.99 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.95 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.31 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.16 % change on previous year (2021)
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