Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female was 4.91 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.91 million
Change on year
down 1.9%
Rank
88th
of 204 groups
All-time high
7.75 million
in 2009
All-time low
4.06 million
in 1982
Years of data
43
1982–2024
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), 1982–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) recorded 4.91 million for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in 2024.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) peaked at 7.75 million in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4.06 million, in 1982.
ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) ranks 88th 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: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 4.06 million | — |
| 1983 | 4.11 million | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 4.10 million | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 4.11 million | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 4.10 million | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 4.12 million | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 4.16 million | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 4.18 million | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 4.20 million | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 4.33 million | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 4.57 million | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 4.63 million | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 4.69 million | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 4.82 million | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 4.88 million | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 4.90 million | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 5.42 million | +10.6% |
| 1999 | 5.39 million | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 5.52 million | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 5.65 million | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 5.66 million | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 5.83 million | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 6.07 million | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 6.25 million | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 7.03 million | +12.6% |
| 2007 | 7.39 million | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 7.70 million | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 7.75 million | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 7.47 million | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 6.16 million | -17.5% |
| 2012 | 5.34 million | -13.4% |
| 2013 | 5.22 million | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 5.31 million | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 5.45 million | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 5.40 million | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 5.56 million | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 5.29 million | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 5.03 million | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 5.07 million | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 5.06 million | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 5.04 million | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 5.00 million | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 4.91 million | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.12 million | 4.06 million | 4.18 million | 8 |
| 1990s | 4.78 million | 4.20 million | 5.42 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.49 million | 5.52 million | 7.75 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.62 million | 5.03 million | 7.47 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.02 million | 4.91 million | 5.07 million | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.9% (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 11.77 million (2022)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 13.46 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 8.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 36.81 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 12.76 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.74 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) was 4.91 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.75 million in 2009.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.06 million in 1982.
- How does ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
- ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) ranks 88th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female rising or falling in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) 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