Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)
ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes was 87.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114), 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) stood at 87.0%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) peaked at 87.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 73.6%, in 2008.
ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) ranks 134th of 204 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 75.8% | — |
| 1990 | 76.6% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 77.2% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 77.7% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 78.1% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 78.7% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 78.9% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 79.2% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 79.9% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 77.7% | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 78.0% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 77.8% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 77.7% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 77.6% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 77.5% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 77.4% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 74.9% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 73.7% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 73.9% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 73.6% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 74.1% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 74.5% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 79.8% | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 82.1% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 83.1% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 83.0% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 83.3% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 83.7% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 84.5% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 85.1% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 85.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 85.8% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 86.2% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 86.5% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 86.8% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 87.0% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 75.8% | 75.8% | 75.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 78.2% | 76.6% | 79.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.8% | 73.6% | 77.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.4% | 74.5% | 85.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.5% | 85.8% | 87.0% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.42 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.07 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.24 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 750,402 (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 846,646 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 596,698 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.75 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4813 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5387 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) was 87.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
- The highest recorded value was 87.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.6% in 2008.
- How does ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes?
- ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) ranks 134th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) 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