Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female was 51.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121), 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) recorded 51.0% for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) peaked at 60.0% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 51.0%, in 2024.
That places ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) 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 44 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 60.0% | — |
| 1982 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 58.0% | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 57.0% | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 56.0% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 59.0% | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 58.0% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 57.0% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 56.0% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 55.0% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 54.0% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 53.0% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 53.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 53.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 52.0% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 52.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 51.0% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 59.4% | 59.0% | 60.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 56.9% | 56.0% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.6% | 56.0% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.2% | 53.0% | 57.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.2% | 51.0% | 53.0% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.08 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.75 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.47 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.51 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.37 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) 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: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- The highest recorded value was 60.0% in 1981.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.0% in 2024.
- How does ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
- ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) ranks 117th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female rising or falling in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) 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