Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes was 81.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), 1982–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) stood at 81.0%. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) peaked at 81.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 61.0%, in 1982.
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 156th of 204 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 61.0% | — |
| 1983 | 61.4% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 62.0% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 62.8% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 63.4% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 64.2% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 64.8% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 65.6% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 66.3% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 67.0% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 67.3% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 67.3% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 67.8% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 68.2% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 68.7% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 69.4% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 69.5% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 70.3% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 69.1% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 69.8% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 71.0% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 71.6% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 72.2% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 71.9% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 71.2% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 71.5% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 71.9% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 72.1% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 73.0% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 74.7% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 76.1% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 77.1% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 77.4% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 77.9% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 77.9% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 78.4% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 79.6% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 79.8% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 80.0% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 80.2% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 80.5% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 80.7% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 81.0% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 63.1% | 61.0% | 65.6% | 8 |
| 1990s | 68.2% | 66.3% | 70.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.2% | 69.1% | 72.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.2% | 73.0% | 79.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.5% | 80.0% | 81.0% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 50.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) was 81.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The highest recorded value was 81.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.0% in 1982.
- How does ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes?
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 156th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release