Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes was 84.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113), 1986–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) recorded 84.6% for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) peaked at 84.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 64.8%, in 1986.
ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) ranks 141st of 204 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 64.8% | — |
| 1987 | 65.6% | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 66.1% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 66.8% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 67.4% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 67.9% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 68.3% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 67.6% | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 67.9% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 68.6% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 69.0% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 69.5% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 69.8% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 71.0% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 71.3% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 71.6% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 73.3% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 74.1% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 73.9% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 73.2% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 71.1% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 72.6% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 73.7% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 74.0% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 75.4% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 78.3% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 79.4% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 80.7% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 81.1% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 81.5% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 81.0% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 81.8% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 82.6% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 82.9% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 83.3% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 83.7% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 84.0% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 84.3% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 84.6% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 65.8% | 64.8% | 66.8% | 4 |
| 1990s | 68.7% | 67.4% | 71.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.9% | 71.1% | 74.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.5% | 75.4% | 82.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.0% | 83.3% | 84.6% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.9722 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.0143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.64 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.99 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.95 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.8121 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.16 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) was 84.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- The highest recorded value was 84.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.8% in 1986.
- How does ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes?
- ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) ranks 141st out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) 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