Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes was 99.7% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) recorded 99.7% for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) peaked at 99.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 99.1%, in 1999.
That places ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 21st out of 204 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 99.1% | — |
| 2000 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.7% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.1% | 99.1% | 99.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 99.3% | 99.2% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
More education data for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 29.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.299 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 58.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.2912 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.85 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 64.18 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 794,026 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) was 99.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.1% in 1999.
- How does ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes?
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 21st out of 204 groups with data for 2023.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes rising or falling in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 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