Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female was 2.23 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.23 million
Change on year
down 3.5%
Rank
110th
of 204 groups
All-time high
3.04 million
in 2008
All-time low
1.88 million
in 1974
Years of data
51
1974–2024
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) is 2.23 million, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 3.04 million in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.88 million, in 1974.
That places ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 110th 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 51 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 1.88 million | — |
| 1975 | 1.96 million | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 2.02 million | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 2.06 million | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 2.11 million | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 2.16 million | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 2.22 million | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 2.21 million | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 2.21 million | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 2.21 million | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 2.20 million | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 2.19 million | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 2.19 million | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 2.19 million | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 2.20 million | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 2.20 million | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2.19 million | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 2.29 million | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 2.48 million | +8.7% |
| 1993 | 2.51 million | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 2.52 million | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 2.56 million | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 2.61 million | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 2.65 million | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 2.67 million | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 2.54 million | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 2.55 million | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 2.56 million | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 2.45 million | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 2.50 million | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 2.44 million | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 2.49 million | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 2.65 million | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 2.91 million | +9.6% |
| 2008 | 3.04 million | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 3.00 million | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 2.63 million | -12.4% |
| 2011 | 2.54 million | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 2.45 million | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 2.39 million | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 2.53 million | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 2.50 million | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 2.44 million | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 2.61 million | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 2.38 million | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 2.19 million | -8.2% |
| 2020 | 2.28 million | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 2.34 million | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 2.33 million | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 2.31 million | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 2.23 million | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.03 million | 1.88 million | 2.16 million | 6 |
| 1980s | 2.20 million | 2.19 million | 2.22 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.50 million | 2.19 million | 2.67 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.66 million | 2.44 million | 3.04 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.47 million | 2.19 million | 2.63 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.30 million | 2.23 million | 2.34 million | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 17.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8034 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 875,127 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6859 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.68 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 2.23 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.04 million in 2008.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.88 million in 1974.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 110th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 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