Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)
ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes was 77.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112), 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) is 77.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) peaked at 77.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54.4%, in 1981.
That places ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) 182nd out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 54.4% | — |
| 1982 | 55.0% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 55.3% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 55.9% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 56.7% | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 57.3% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 58.2% | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 58.9% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 59.8% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 60.7% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 61.9% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 62.7% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 62.6% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 63.5% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 63.7% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 64.7% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 65.7% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 67.0% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 67.8% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 65.2% | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 66.3% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 67.0% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 67.9% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 69.1% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 69.5% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 68.7% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 68.1% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 69.0% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 68.8% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 69.5% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 70.4% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 71.5% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 72.5% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 73.0% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 73.8% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 73.1% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 73.9% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 75.8% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 75.7% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 75.8% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 76.2% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 76.5% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 76.8% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 77.0% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 56.8% | 54.4% | 59.8% | 9 |
| 1990s | 64.0% | 60.7% | 67.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.0% | 65.2% | 69.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.9% | 69.5% | 75.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.4% | 75.8% | 77.0% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 52.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 25.62 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1698 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.889 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 46.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.37 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) was 77.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
- The highest recorded value was 77.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.4% in 1981.
- How does ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes?
- ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) ranks 182nd out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) 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