Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes was 73.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108), 1985–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) stood at 73.2%. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) peaked at 73.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 53.9%, in 1985.
That places ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) 194th out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 53.9% | — |
| 1986 | 54.1% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 55.0% | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 55.5% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 56.3% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 57.1% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 57.8% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 58.6% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 59.5% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 60.4% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 60.0% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 60.9% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 61.8% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 62.7% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 63.3% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 58.4% | -7.8% |
| 2001 | 59.7% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 60.2% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 60.4% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 62.0% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 62.3% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 62.9% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 61.7% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 61.7% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 61.6% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 62.2% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 63.4% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 64.6% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 65.7% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 66.6% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 67.7% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 68.5% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 69.7% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 72.3% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 71.9% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 72.0% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 72.3% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 72.7% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 73.0% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 73.2% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 54.9% | 53.9% | 56.3% | 5 |
| 1990s | 60.2% | 57.1% | 63.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.1% | 58.4% | 62.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.2% | 62.2% | 72.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.7% | 72.0% | 73.2% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 15.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7446 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.82 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8591 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5935 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4091 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.901 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) was 73.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The highest recorded value was 73.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.9% in 1985.
- How does ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes?
- ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) ranks 194th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) 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