Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female was 13.73 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
13.73 million
Change on year
down 0.8%
Rank
57th
of 204 groups
All-time high
17.19 million
in 2006
All-time low
11.74 million
in 1981
Years of data
44
1981–2024
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121), 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) recorded 13.73 million for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) peaked at 17.19 million in 2006 and was at its lowest, 11.74 million, in 1981.
ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) ranks 57th of 204 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 11.74 million | — |
| 1982 | 11.94 million | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 12.14 million | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 12.27 million | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 12.40 million | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 12.56 million | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 12.66 million | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 12.90 million | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 13.04 million | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 13.15 million | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 13.35 million | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 13.73 million | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 13.91 million | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 14.06 million | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 14.30 million | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 14.46 million | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 14.55 million | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 15.18 million | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 15.31 million | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 15.49 million | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 15.47 million | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 15.79 million | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 15.91 million | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 16.06 million | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 16.82 million | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 17.19 million | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 16.69 million | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 16.99 million | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 16.77 million | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 16.23 million | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 15.86 million | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 14.54 million | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 14.24 million | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 14.59 million | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 14.39 million | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 14.13 million | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 14.04 million | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 13.83 million | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 13.83 million | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 14.03 million | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 14.00 million | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 13.93 million | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 13.85 million | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 13.73 million | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.41 million | 11.74 million | 13.04 million | 9 |
| 1990s | 14.20 million | 13.15 million | 15.31 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.32 million | 15.47 million | 17.19 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.57 million | 13.83 million | 16.23 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.91 million | 13.73 million | 14.03 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
More education data for ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.47 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.0646 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.6599 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.7113 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.51 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) was 13.73 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- The highest recorded value was 17.19 million in 2006.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.74 million in 1981.
- How does ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
- ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) ranks 57th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female rising or falling in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) 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