Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)
ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female was 80.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119), 1985–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) is 80.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) peaked at 80.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 60.2%, in 1985.
ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) ranks 152nd of 204 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 60.2% | — |
| 1986 | 61.0% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 61.8% | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 62.2% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 62.9% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 63.6% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 63.8% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 63.6% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 64.2% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 64.4% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 65.1% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 65.8% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 66.6% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 65.5% | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 66.2% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 66.7% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 67.6% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 68.4% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 68.8% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 69.2% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 69.1% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 66.5% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 67.0% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 66.5% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 67.1% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 68.5% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 72.4% | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 75.0% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 75.9% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 76.0% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 76.4% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 77.1% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 77.2% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 77.8% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 78.3% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 78.4% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 78.9% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 79.4% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 79.9% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 80.4% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 61.6% | 60.2% | 62.9% | 5 |
| 1990s | 64.9% | 63.6% | 66.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.7% | 66.5% | 69.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.5% | 68.5% | 78.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.4% | 78.4% | 80.4% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.0818 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.64 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.00 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) was 80.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)?
- The highest recorded value was 80.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.2% in 1985.
- How does ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female?
- ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) ranks 152nd out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female rising or falling in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) 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