Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)
ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female was 49.0% in 2024. βΌ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114), 1989β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) is 49.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) peaked at 62.0% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 49.0%, in 2024.
That places ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) 129th 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 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 62.0% | 62.0% | 62.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 60.8% | 60.0% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.2% | 57.0% | 61.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.4% | 54.0% | 60.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.6% | 49.0% | 52.0% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.2% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.8% (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 8.79 million (2022)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 10.88 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 7.28 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 29.69 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 11.26 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 11.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) was 49.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
- The highest recorded value was 62.0% in 1989.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.0% in 2024.
- How does ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
- ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) ranks 129th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female rising or falling in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release