Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)
ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female was 11.83 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
11.83 million
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
70th
of 204 groups
All-time high
14.28 million
in 2009
All-time low
9.18 million
in 1985
Years of data
40
1985–2024
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119), 1985–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) stood at 11.83 million.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) peaked at 14.28 million in 2009 and was at its lowest, 9.18 million, in 1985.
That places ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) 70th out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 9.18 million | — |
| 1986 | 9.23 million | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 9.29 million | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 9.42 million | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 9.49 million | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 9.56 million | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 9.76 million | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 10.06 million | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 10.21 million | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 10.35 million | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 10.68 million | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 10.78 million | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 10.82 million | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 11.49 million | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 11.58 million | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 11.74 million | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 11.76 million | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 11.78 million | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 11.94 million | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 12.06 million | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 12.39 million | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 13.73 million | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 13.81 million | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 14.27 million | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 14.28 million | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 13.91 million | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 12.40 million | -10.9% |
| 2012 | 11.42 million | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 11.27 million | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 11.39 million | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 11.45 million | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 11.37 million | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 11.53 million | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 11.52 million | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 11.54 million | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 11.77 million | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 11.79 million | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 11.80 million | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 11.84 million | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 11.83 million | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.32 million | 9.18 million | 9.49 million | 5 |
| 1990s | 10.53 million | 9.56 million | 11.58 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.78 million | 11.74 million | 14.28 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.78 million | 11.27 million | 13.91 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.80 million | 11.77 million | 11.84 million | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.42 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) was 11.83 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)?
- The highest recorded value was 14.28 million in 2009.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.18 million in 1985.
- How does ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
- ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) ranks 70th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female rising or falling in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) 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