Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female was 45.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), 1994–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) is 45.0%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) peaked at 54.0% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 45.0%, in 2022.
That places ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) 148th 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 30 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 54.0% | — |
| 1995 | 53.0% | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 52.0% | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 54.0% | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 53.0% | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 53.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 52.0% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 52.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 51.0% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 51.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 50.0% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 51.0% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 51.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 52.0% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 54.0% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 53.0% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 52.0% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 52.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 51.0% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 51.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 50.0% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 49.0% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 48.0% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 47.0% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 46.0% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 46.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 45.0% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 45.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.2% | 52.0% | 54.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 51.4% | 50.0% | 54.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.3% | 47.0% | 53.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.5% | 45.0% | 46.0% | 4 |
More education data for ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15,332 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8699 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 132,877 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.6735 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 139,514 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1712 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 272,391 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 169,203 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.52 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 72,041 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) was 45.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- The highest recorded value was 54.0% in 1994.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.0% in 2022.
- How does ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
- ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) ranks 148th out of 204 groups with data for 2023.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female rising or falling in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) 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