Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female was 9.17 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
9.17 million
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
80th
of 204 groups
All-time high
12.20 million
in 2006
All-time low
7.55 million
in 1988
Years of data
37
1988–2024
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), 1988–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) stood at 9.17 million.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) peaked at 12.20 million in 2006 and was at its lowest, 7.55 million, in 1988.
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 80th of 204 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 7.55 million | — |
| 1989 | 7.65 million | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 7.71 million | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 7.82 million | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 7.94 million | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 8.04 million | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 8.14 million | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 8.34 million | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 8.42 million | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 8.41 million | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 8.98 million | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 9.20 million | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 9.40 million | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 9.59 million | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 10.11 million | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 10.29 million | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 10.65 million | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 11.33 million | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 12.20 million | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 11.59 million | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 11.69 million | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 11.73 million | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 11.73 million | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 10.39 million | -11.4% |
| 2012 | 9.68 million | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 9.46 million | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 9.43 million | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 9.43 million | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 9.26 million | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 9.01 million | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 8.98 million | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 9.01 million | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 9.03 million | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 9.03 million | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9.06 million | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 9.11 million | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 9.17 million | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.60 million | 7.55 million | 7.65 million | 2 |
| 1990s | 8.30 million | 7.71 million | 9.20 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.86 million | 9.40 million | 12.20 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.64 million | 8.98 million | 11.73 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.08 million | 9.03 million | 9.17 million | 5 |
More education data for ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 41.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.58 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.51 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9236 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.5 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.46 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.44 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) was 9.17 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The highest recorded value was 12.20 million in 2006.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.55 million in 1988.
- How does ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 80th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female rising or falling in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 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