Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes was 76.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 1987–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) stood at 76.8%. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) peaked at 76.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 55.7%, in 1987.
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 184th of 204 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 55.7% | — |
| 1988 | 55.7% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 56.2% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 56.6% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 56.3% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 55.9% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 56.0% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 56.1% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 56.6% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 56.8% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 57.1% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 56.7% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 57.6% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 57.8% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 58.5% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 60.6% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 61.1% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 61.7% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 61.9% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 60.3% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 61.8% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 62.0% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 63.2% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 64.6% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 67.7% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 69.7% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 71.1% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 71.3% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 72.0% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 72.7% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 73.8% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 74.6% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 74.7% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 75.0% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 75.5% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 76.0% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 76.4% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 76.8% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 55.9% | 55.7% | 56.2% | 3 |
| 1990s | 56.6% | 55.9% | 57.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.9% | 57.8% | 63.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.2% | 64.6% | 74.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.0% | 75.0% | 76.8% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.38 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.57 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.08 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.63 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.51 % change on previous year (2021)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) was 76.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The highest recorded value was 76.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.7% in 1987.
- How does ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes?
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 184th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 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