Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female was 52.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), 1982–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) is 52.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 43 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) peaked at 66.0% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 52.0%, in 2024.
That places ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) 110th 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 43 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 66.0% | — |
| 1983 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 65.0% | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 64.0% | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 63.0% | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 62.0% | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 61.0% | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 60.0% | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 61.0% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 60.0% | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 60.0% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 61.0% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 60.0% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 60.0% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 58.0% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 60.0% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 61.0% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 62.0% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 61.0% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 60.0% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 57.0% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 56.0% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 54.0% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 53.0% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 52.0% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 64.1% | 62.0% | 66.0% | 8 |
| 1990s | 60.6% | 59.0% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.6% | 58.0% | 61.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.5% | 56.0% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.8% | 52.0% | 56.0% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.9% (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 11.77 million (2022)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 13.46 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 8.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 36.81 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 12.76 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.74 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) was 52.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The highest recorded value was 66.0% in 1982.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.0% in 2024.
- How does ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
- ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) ranks 110th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female rising or falling in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) 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