Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117)
ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes was 71.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117), 1983–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) stood at 71.2%. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) peaked at 71.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.4%, in 1983.
That places ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) 202nd out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 42.4% | — |
| 1984 | 42.6% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 43.0% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 43.0% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 43.7% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 43.8% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 44.1% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 44.3% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 44.5% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 44.2% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 44.0% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 43.7% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 44.2% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 44.1% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 44.6% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 45.4% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 47.4% | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 47.7% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 48.7% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 52.0% | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 52.9% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 54.9% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 55.6% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 55.0% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 57.6% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 58.9% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 60.2% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 62.6% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 63.9% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 64.0% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 65.8% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 65.8% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 66.8% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 67.6% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 69.0% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 70.0% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 69.6% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 69.6% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 70.2% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 70.6% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 71.0% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 71.2% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 43.2% | 42.4% | 44.1% | 7 |
| 1990s | 44.7% | 43.7% | 47.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.4% | 47.7% | 60.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.5% | 62.6% | 70.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.5% | 69.6% | 71.2% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 571,047 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.36 % change on previous year (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.01 million (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.48 % change on previous year (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 539,187 (2015)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.96 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 682,681 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.43 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) was 71.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117)?
- The highest recorded value was 71.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117)?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.4% in 1983.
- How does ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes?
- ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) ranks 202nd 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 Ldcs (unsdcode:98117)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) 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