Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female was 78.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), 1982–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) stood at 78.8%. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) peaked at 78.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 51.7%, in 1982.
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 154th of 204 groups on this measure, 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, female in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 51.7% | — |
| 1983 | 52.1% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 53.0% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 53.9% | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 54.7% | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 55.8% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 56.7% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 57.7% | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 58.7% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 59.6% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 60.2% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 60.4% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 61.1% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 61.9% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 62.9% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 64.0% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 64.2% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 65.1% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 63.3% | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 64.3% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 64.9% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 65.4% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 66.2% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 66.1% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 65.5% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 65.8% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 66.4% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 66.5% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 67.7% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 70.1% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 71.7% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 73.0% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 73.5% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 74.3% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 74.5% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 75.3% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 76.8% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 77.2% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 77.4% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 77.8% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 78.1% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 78.5% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 78.8% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 54.4% | 51.7% | 57.7% | 8 |
| 1990s | 61.8% | 58.7% | 65.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.4% | 63.3% | 66.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.4% | 67.7% | 77.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.1% | 77.4% | 78.8% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 9.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) was 78.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The highest recorded value was 78.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.7% in 1982.
- How does ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female?
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 154th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female rising or falling in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release