Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female (number) (illiterate) in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)
ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female (number) (illiterate) was 4.15 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.15 million
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
98th
of 204 groups
All-time high
6.45 million
in 2010
All-time low
3.47 million
in 1990
Years of data
36
1989–2024
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114), 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) stood at 4.15 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) peaked at 6.45 million in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.47 million, in 1990.
ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) ranks 98th of 204 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female (number) (illiterate) in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 3.48 million | — |
| 1990 | 3.47 million | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 3.50 million | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 3.51 million | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 3.52 million | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 3.49 million | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 3.60 million | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 3.57 million | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 3.48 million | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 3.96 million | +14.0% |
| 1999 | 4.10 million | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 4.21 million | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 4.31 million | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 4.41 million | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 4.51 million | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 4.61 million | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 5.22 million | +13.3% |
| 2006 | 6.02 million | +15.2% |
| 2007 | 6.11 million | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 6.35 million | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 6.41 million | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 6.45 million | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 5.17 million | -19.9% |
| 2012 | 4.78 million | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 4.63 million | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 4.68 million | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 4.74 million | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 4.67 million | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 4.51 million | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 4.38 million | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 4.32 million | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 4.27 million | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 4.19 million | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 4.15 million | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 4.14 million | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 4.15 million | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.48 million | 3.48 million | 3.48 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 3.62 million | 3.47 million | 4.10 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.21 million | 4.21 million | 6.41 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.83 million | 4.32 million | 6.45 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.18 million | 4.14 million | 4.27 million | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.11 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.88 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.42 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.79 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.5048 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9826 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.69 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) was 4.15 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.45 million in 2010.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.47 million in 1990.
- How does ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
- ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) ranks 98th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female rising or falling in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) 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