Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)
ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes was 82.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107), 1990–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) recorded 82.5% for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) peaked at 82.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 68.1%, in 2007.
ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) ranks 147th of 204 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 69.6% | — |
| 1991 | 70.5% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 70.6% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 70.7% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 71.3% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 71.3% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 71.3% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 72.0% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 73.2% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 72.9% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 72.4% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 72.2% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 72.0% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 71.8% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 71.4% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 70.8% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 68.9% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 68.1% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 68.5% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 68.9% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 69.0% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 76.5% | +10.9% |
| 2012 | 76.4% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 77.8% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 78.5% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 79.0% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 78.7% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 79.4% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 79.9% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 80.5% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 81.0% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 81.5% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 81.8% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 82.2% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 82.5% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.3% | 69.6% | 73.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.5% | 68.1% | 72.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.6% | 69.0% | 80.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.8% | 81.0% | 82.5% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 82.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 81.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 7.04 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 17.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 9.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 3.27 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.01 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 8.79 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 17.58 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 8.79 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) was 82.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)?
- The highest recorded value was 82.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.1% in 2007.
- How does ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes?
- ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) ranks 147th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) 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