Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female (illiterate female) in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)
ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female (illiterate female) was 49.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114), 1989–2024
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.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female (illiterate female) in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 62.0% | — |
| 1990 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 61.0% | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 60.0% | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 61.0% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 60.0% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 58.0% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 57.0% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 60.0% | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 58.0% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 59.0% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 58.0% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 57.0% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 56.0% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 55.0% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 54.0% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 52.0% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 51.0% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 51.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 50.0% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 49.0% | -2.0% |
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)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.11 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.88 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.42 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.79 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.5048 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9826 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.69 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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February 2026 Data Release