Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female was 55.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
55.0%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
74th
of 204 groups
All-time high
66.0%
in 1998
All-time low
55.0%
in 2022
Years of data
53
1971–2023
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) stood at 55.0%. That is the lowest value across all 53 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 66.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 55.0%, in 2022.
That places ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 74th out of 204 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 61.0% | — |
| 1972 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 60.0% | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 60.0% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 66.0% | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 65.0% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 64.0% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 62.0% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 61.0% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 63.0% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 62.0% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 61.0% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 58.0% | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 60.0% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 57.0% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 56.0% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 55.0% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 61.0% | 61.0% | 61.0% | 9 |
| 1980s | 60.1% | 59.0% | 61.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.2% | 60.0% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.4% | 61.0% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.2% | 56.0% | 60.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.5% | 55.0% | 56.0% | 4 |
More education data for ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 859,574 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 604,930 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 55.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The highest recorded value was 66.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.0% in 2022.
- How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 74th out of 204 groups with data for 2023.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female rising or falling in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 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