Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female was 76.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109), 1989–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) is 76.9%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) peaked at 76.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 50.8%, in 1989.
ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) ranks 164th of 204 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 50.8% | — |
| 1990 | 51.5% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 51.9% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 52.3% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 52.7% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 52.9% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 53.4% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 54.1% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 54.8% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 55.5% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 56.2% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 57.2% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 58.1% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 57.3% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 58.5% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 59.7% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 58.2% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 56.2% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 61.4% | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 63.1% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 64.7% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 66.3% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 67.9% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 68.6% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 70.1% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 70.6% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 72.0% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 73.4% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 74.8% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 75.5% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 75.8% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 76.0% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 76.3% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 76.7% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 76.9% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 50.8% | 50.8% | 50.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 53.5% | 51.5% | 56.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.4% | 56.2% | 64.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.5% | 66.3% | 75.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.5% | 76.0% | 76.9% | 4 |
More education data for ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.80 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.5154 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.14 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.6 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.52 million (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5427 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.91 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7137 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.62 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.6 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) was 76.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- The highest recorded value was 76.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.8% in 1989.
- How does ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female?
- ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) ranks 164th out of 204 groups with data for 2023.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female rising or falling in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) 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