Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female was 14.62 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
14.62 million
Change on year
up 2.5%
Rank
52nd
of 204 groups
All-time high
14.62 million
in 2024
All-time low
8.34 million
in 1985
Years of data
40
1985–2024
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108), 1985–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) recorded 14.62 million for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) peaked at 14.62 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.34 million, in 1985.
ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) ranks 52nd of 204 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 8.34 million | — |
| 1986 | 8.56 million | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 8.62 million | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 8.76 million | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 8.85 million | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 8.95 million | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 9.04 million | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 9.14 million | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 9.25 million | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 9.33 million | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 9.66 million | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 9.72 million | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 9.78 million | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 9.83 million | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 9.95 million | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 12.09 million | +21.5% |
| 2001 | 12.01 million | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 12.11 million | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 12.22 million | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 12.13 million | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 12.25 million | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 12.25 million | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 13.05 million | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 13.24 million | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 13.70 million | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 13.71 million | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 13.53 million | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 13.46 million | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 13.44 million | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 13.32 million | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 13.20 million | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 13.19 million | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 13.14 million | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 12.45 million | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 12.94 million | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 13.34 million | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 13.62 million | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 13.92 million | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 14.26 million | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 14.62 million | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.63 million | 8.34 million | 8.85 million | 5 |
| 1990s | 9.46 million | 8.95 million | 9.95 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.51 million | 12.01 million | 13.70 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.24 million | 12.45 million | 13.71 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.95 million | 13.34 million | 14.62 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
More education data for ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 15.44 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 15.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.82 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 32.92 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 15.03 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) was 14.62 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The highest recorded value was 14.62 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.34 million in 1985.
- How does ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
- ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) ranks 52nd out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female rising or falling in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) 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