Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111)
ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes was 96.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111), 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) is 96.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) peaked at 96.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 56.3%, in 1976.
That places ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) 76th out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 56.3% | — |
| 1977 | 56.4% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 56.7% | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 57.1% | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 57.8% | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 58.5% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 59.2% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 60.6% | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 62.0% | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 63.5% | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 64.9% | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 66.3% | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 67.6% | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 68.9% | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 70.1% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 72.4% | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 73.5% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 74.5% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 75.4% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 76.5% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 77.5% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 78.6% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 78.7% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 79.5% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 80.3% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 81.5% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 82.3% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 83.2% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 84.1% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 84.3% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 85.2% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 86.2% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 87.5% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 88.3% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 89.0% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 89.5% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 93.3% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 93.9% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 92.8% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 93.3% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 93.9% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 94.3% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 94.7% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 95.0% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 95.3% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 95.6% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 95.8% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 96.0% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 96.1% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56.6% | 56.3% | 57.1% | 4 |
| 1980s | 62.9% | 57.8% | 68.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.7% | 70.1% | 79.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.3% | 80.3% | 88.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.0% | 89.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.8% | 95.3% | 96.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111)
More education data for ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6227 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1502 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 5.45 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) was 96.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111)?
- The highest recorded value was 96.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111)?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.3% in 1976.
- How does ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes?
- ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) ranks 76th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) 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