Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes was 89.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) stood at 89.9%. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) peaked at 89.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 55.5%, in 1974.
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) ranks 127th of 204 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 55.5% | — |
| 1975 | 56.1% | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 56.6% | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 57.1% | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 57.7% | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 58.4% | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 59.1% | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 59.9% | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 60.8% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 61.4% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 62.7% | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 64.1% | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 65.5% | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 66.8% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 68.0% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 69.2% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 70.3% | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 72.0% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 73.1% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 72.2% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 73.1% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 74.2% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 75.4% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 76.5% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 77.2% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 78.2% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 79.0% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 80.1% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 81.1% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 82.9% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 83.7% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 84.2% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 81.9% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 82.9% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 83.9% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 83.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 84.7% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 85.4% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 87.3% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 88.8% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 88.6% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 89.1% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 86.7% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 87.2% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 87.8% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 88.1% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 88.5% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 88.9% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 89.2% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 89.5% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 89.9% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56.9% | 55.5% | 58.4% | 6 |
| 1980s | 63.7% | 59.1% | 69.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.2% | 70.3% | 78.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.4% | 79.0% | 84.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.4% | 84.7% | 89.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.2% | 88.5% | 89.9% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.06 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 875,090 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) was 89.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The highest recorded value was 89.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.5% in 1974.
- How does ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes?
- ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) ranks 127th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) 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