Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111)
ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female was 56.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111), 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) recorded 56.0% for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) peaked at 68.0% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 56.0%, in 2023.
ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) ranks 57th of 204 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 66.0% | — |
| 1977 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 67.0% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 68.0% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 67.0% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 66.0% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 64.0% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 63.0% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 62.0% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 61.0% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 60.0% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 58.0% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 57.0% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 56.0% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 66.0% | 66.0% | 66.0% | 4 |
| 1980s | 66.0% | 66.0% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.6% | 66.0% | 68.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.4% | 66.0% | 67.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.4% | 59.0% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.0% | 56.0% | 58.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111)
More education data for ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 5.94 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 7.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 5.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.83 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 631,770 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 6.70 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 2.88 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 2.74 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) was 56.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111)?
- The highest recorded value was 68.0% in 1992.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111)?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.0% in 2023.
- How does ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
- ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) ranks 57th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female rising or falling in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release