Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)
ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes was 72.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116), 1982–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) stood at 72.3%. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) peaked at 72.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.8%, in 1982.
That places ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) 201st out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 45.8% | — |
| 1983 | 46.1% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 46.4% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 46.9% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 47.0% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 47.7% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 47.8% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 48.1% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 48.5% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 48.7% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 48.6% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 48.2% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 48.1% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 48.6% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 48.6% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 49.2% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 50.1% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 52.0% | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 52.3% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 53.2% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 56.2% | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 56.7% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 58.3% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 58.7% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 57.9% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 60.1% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 61.2% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 62.4% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 64.5% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 65.6% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 65.7% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 67.4% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 67.3% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 68.2% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 68.9% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 70.2% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 71.1% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 70.8% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 70.8% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 71.3% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 71.8% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 72.1% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 72.3% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 47.0% | 45.8% | 48.1% | 8 |
| 1990s | 49.1% | 48.1% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.7% | 52.3% | 62.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.0% | 64.5% | 71.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.7% | 70.8% | 72.3% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.79 million (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 9.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.13 million (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.82 % change on previous year (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) was 72.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- The highest recorded value was 72.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.8% in 1982.
- How does ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes?
- ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) ranks 201st out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 43 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release