Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)
ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female was 58.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112), 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) is 58.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) peaked at 62.0% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 58.0%, in 2016.
That places ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) 42nd out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 62.0% | — |
| 1982 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 61.0% | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 60.0% | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 61.0% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 62.0% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 61.0% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 60.0% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 58.0% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 61.9% | 61.0% | 62.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 60.5% | 60.0% | 61.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.7% | 60.0% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.0% | 58.0% | 60.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.0% | 58.0% | 58.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)
More education data for ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.42 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.95 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.5479 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7856 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) was 58.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
- The highest recorded value was 62.0% in 1981.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.0% in 2016.
- How does ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
- ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) ranks 42nd out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female rising or falling in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) 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