Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female was 50.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113), 1986–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) is 50.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) peaked at 61.0% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 50.0%, in 2024.
That places ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) 120th out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 61.0% | — |
| 1987 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 60.0% | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 60.0% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 58.0% | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 57.0% | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 56.0% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 55.0% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 59.0% | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 61.0% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 60.0% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 58.0% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 57.0% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 56.0% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 55.0% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 54.0% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 53.0% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 53.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 53.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 52.0% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 52.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 51.0% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 51.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 50.0% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 61.0% | 61.0% | 61.0% | 4 |
| 1990s | 58.6% | 57.0% | 60.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.4% | 55.0% | 61.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.2% | 53.0% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.2% | 50.0% | 52.0% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.5% (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 20.01 million (2022)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 22.64 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 16.54 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 52.52 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 21.75 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 21.46 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) was 50.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- The highest recorded value was 61.0% in 1986.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.0% in 2024.
- How does ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
- ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) ranks 120th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female rising or falling in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) 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