Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female was 75.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 1987–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) stood at 75.5%. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) peaked at 75.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47.0%, in 1987.
That places ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 179th out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 47.0% | — |
| 1988 | 47.3% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 47.9% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 48.5% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 48.3% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 48.1% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 48.6% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 49.1% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 49.8% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 50.3% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 51.0% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 50.4% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 51.1% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 51.8% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 52.8% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 53.1% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 54.0% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 54.7% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 55.1% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 53.0% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 55.1% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 55.4% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 56.8% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 58.6% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 62.8% | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 65.0% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 66.6% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 67.0% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 68.1% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 69.2% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 70.6% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 71.8% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 72.3% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 72.7% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 73.5% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 74.2% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 74.9% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 75.5% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 47.4% | 47.0% | 47.9% | 3 |
| 1990s | 49.5% | 48.1% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.2% | 51.8% | 56.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.2% | 58.6% | 72.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.2% | 72.7% | 75.5% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.57 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.51 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.31 million (2024)
All data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) was 75.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The highest recorded value was 75.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.0% in 1987.
- How does ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female?
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 179th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female rising or falling in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 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