Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female was 50.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109), 1989–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) is 50.0%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) peaked at 60.0% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 50.0%, in 2020.
That places ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) 120th 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 35 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 60.0% | — |
| 1990 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 58.0% | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 57.0% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 56.0% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 55.0% | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 54.0% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 53.0% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 60.0% | +13.2% |
| 2003 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 58.0% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 57.0% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 56.0% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 55.0% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 54.0% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 53.0% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 52.0% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 52.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 51.0% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 51.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 51.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 50.0% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 60.0% | 60.0% | 60.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 57.1% | 55.0% | 60.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.2% | 53.0% | 60.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.8% | 51.0% | 55.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 4 |
More education data for ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.5% (2023)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.4% (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 7.80 million (2021)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.4% (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 8.72 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 9.47 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.14 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 21.91 million (2023)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 9.96 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 9.83 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) was 50.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- The highest recorded value was 60.0% in 1989.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.0% in 2020.
- How does ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
- ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) ranks 120th out of 204 groups with data for 2023.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female rising or falling in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) 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