Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)
ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes was 82.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115), 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) recorded 82.2% for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) peaked at 82.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 61.5%, in 2007.
That places ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) 150th out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 76.1% | — |
| 1995 | 76.1% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 75.5% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 75.0% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 74.3% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 73.7% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 73.1% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 72.5% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 72.0% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 71.4% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 61.9% | -13.4% |
| 2005 | 61.9% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 61.6% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 61.5% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 68.0% | +10.6% |
| 2009 | 67.5% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 67.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 67.7% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 78.4% | +15.9% |
| 2013 | 79.1% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 79.7% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 80.3% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 81.0% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 80.8% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 80.9% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 81.1% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 81.3% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 81.5% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 81.7% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 81.9% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 82.2% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.1% | 73.7% | 76.1% | 6 |
| 2000s | 67.2% | 61.5% | 73.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.7% | 67.5% | 81.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.7% | 81.3% | 82.2% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.12 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 109,340 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 917,273 (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 6.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 154,475 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.48 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.81 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 7.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 7.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.62 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) was 82.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
- The highest recorded value was 82.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.5% in 2007.
- How does ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes?
- ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) ranks 150th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) 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