Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female was 67.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108), 1985–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) stood at 67.0%. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) peaked at 67.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.1%, in 1985.
That places ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) 197th out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 43.1% | — |
| 1986 | 43.2% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 44.4% | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 45.1% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 46.2% | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 47.4% | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 48.5% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 49.6% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 50.8% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 52.1% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 52.1% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 53.4% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 54.7% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 55.9% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 56.8% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 48.9% | -13.8% |
| 2001 | 50.5% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 51.4% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 52.1% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 53.5% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 54.1% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 55.1% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 53.2% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 53.6% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 53.1% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 54.1% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 55.8% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 57.1% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 58.1% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 59.4% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 60.8% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 61.9% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 63.1% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 66.1% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 65.8% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 65.8% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 66.2% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 66.5% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 66.8% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 67.0% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 44.4% | 43.1% | 46.2% | 5 |
| 1990s | 52.1% | 47.4% | 56.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.6% | 48.9% | 55.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.2% | 54.1% | 66.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.5% | 65.8% | 67.0% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.35 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.66 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.54 million (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 947,845 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.86 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 873,576 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8591 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5935 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.26 million (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) was 67.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The highest recorded value was 67.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.1% in 1985.
- How does ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female?
- ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) ranks 197th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female rising or falling in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) 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