Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female was 19.77 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 1987–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) stood at 19.77 million.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) peaked at 21.93 million in 2009 and was at its lowest, 14.04 million, in 1987.
That places ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 42nd out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 14.04 million | — |
| 1988 | 14.38 million | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 14.63 million | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 14.85 million | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 15.31 million | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 15.83 million | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 16.14 million | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 16.41 million | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 16.83 million | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 17.08 million | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 17.20 million | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 17.84 million | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 18.10 million | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 18.41 million | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 18.57 million | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 19.05 million | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 19.29 million | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 19.61 million | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 20.06 million | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 21.68 million | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 21.37 million | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 21.90 million | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 21.93 million | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 21.65 million | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 20.11 million | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 19.53 million | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 19.32 million | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 19.57 million | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 19.51 million | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 19.43 million | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 19.16 million | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 18.98 million | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 19.25 million | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 19.54 million | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 19.56 million | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 19.60 million | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 19.66 million | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 19.77 million | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.35 million | 14.04 million | 14.63 million | 3 |
| 1990s | 16.56 million | 14.85 million | 18.10 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.19 million | 18.41 million | 21.93 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.65 million | 18.98 million | 21.65 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.63 million | 19.54 million | 19.77 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
More education data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.1% (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 20.57 million (2023)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 23.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 16.21 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 64.75 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 24.59 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 24.29 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) was 19.77 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The highest recorded value was 21.93 million in 2009.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.04 million in 1987.
- How does ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 42nd out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female rising or falling in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 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