Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)
ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female was 51.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116), 1983–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) recorded 51.0% for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) peaked at 58.0% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 51.0%, in 2024.
That places ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) 117th 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 42 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 58.0% | — |
| 1984 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 57.0% | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 56.0% | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 55.0% | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 54.0% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 58.0% | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 57.0% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 56.0% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 55.0% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 54.0% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 53.0% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 53.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 53.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 52.0% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 52.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 52.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 52.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 52.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 51.0% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 57.7% | 57.0% | 58.0% | 7 |
| 1990s | 55.0% | 54.0% | 57.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.9% | 54.0% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.1% | 52.0% | 56.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.8% | 51.0% | 52.0% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.25 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 9.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.79 million (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.13 million (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.82 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 661,057 (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) was 51.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- The highest recorded value was 58.0% in 1983.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.0% in 2024.
- How does ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
- ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) ranks 117th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female rising or falling in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) 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