Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)
ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female was 11.42 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
11.42 million
Change on year
up 2.0%
Rank
74th
of 204 groups
All-time high
11.42 million
in 2024
All-time low
7.14 million
in 1982
Years of data
43
1982–2024
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116), 1982–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) stood at 11.42 million. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) peaked at 11.42 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.14 million, in 1982.
ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) ranks 74th of 204 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 7.14 million | — |
| 1983 | 7.34 million | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 7.51 million | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 7.64 million | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 7.83 million | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 7.96 million | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 8.17 million | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 8.38 million | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 8.52 million | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 8.69 million | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 8.94 million | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 9.11 million | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 9.19 million | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 9.33 million | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 9.48 million | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 9.58 million | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 9.66 million | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 9.70 million | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 9.84 million | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 9.92 million | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 10.37 million | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 10.51 million | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 10.59 million | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 10.80 million | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 11.26 million | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 10.88 million | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 10.83 million | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 10.86 million | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 10.40 million | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 10.26 million | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 10.60 million | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 10.45 million | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 10.62 million | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 10.47 million | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 10.37 million | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 10.18 million | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 10.07 million | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 10.47 million | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 10.77 million | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 10.91 million | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 11.04 million | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 11.20 million | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 11.42 million | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.75 million | 7.14 million | 8.38 million | 8 |
| 1990s | 9.22 million | 8.52 million | 9.70 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.59 million | 9.84 million | 11.26 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.39 million | 10.07 million | 10.62 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.07 million | 10.77 million | 11.42 million | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.25 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 661,057 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.82 % change on previous year (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 723,016 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.13 million (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 642,447 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.79 million (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.93 % change on previous year (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) was 11.42 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.42 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.14 million in 1982.
- How does ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
- ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) ranks 74th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female rising or falling in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) 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