Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female was 53.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 1987–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) stood at 53.0%. That is the lowest value across all 38 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) peaked at 60.0% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 53.0%, in 2022.
That places ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 104th 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 38 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 60.0% | — |
| 1988 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 58.0% | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 57.0% | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 58.0% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 57.0% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 59.0% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 58.0% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 57.0% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 56.0% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 55.0% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 54.0% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 53.0% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 53.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 53.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 60.0% | 60.0% | 60.0% | 3 |
| 1990s | 58.1% | 57.0% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.6% | 57.0% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.8% | 55.0% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.4% | 53.0% | 54.0% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.08 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.38 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.51 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.63 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.02 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.06 million (2021)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) was 53.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The highest recorded value was 60.0% in 1987.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.0% in 2022.
- How does ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 104th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female rising or falling in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 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