Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female (illiterate female) in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)
ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female (illiterate female) was 56.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107), 1990–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) recorded 56.0% for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) peaked at 67.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 56.0%, in 2023.
ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) ranks 57th of 204 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female (illiterate female) in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 63.0% | — |
| 1991 | 64.0% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 65.0% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 67.0% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 66.0% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 65.0% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 64.0% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 63.0% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 62.0% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 61.0% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 60.0% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 65.0% | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 64.0% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 62.0% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 61.0% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 60.0% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 58.0% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 57.0% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 56.0% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.8% | 63.0% | 67.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.2% | 60.0% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.6% | 59.0% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.0% | 56.0% | 58.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)
More education data for ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.01 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9308 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) was 56.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)?
- The highest recorded value was 67.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.0% in 2023.
- How does ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
- ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) ranks 57th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female rising or falling in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) 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