Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)
ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female was 77.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120), 1982–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) recorded 77.0% for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) peaked at 77.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.1%, in 1982.
That places ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) 163rd out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 40.1% | — |
| 1983 | 40.8% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 41.7% | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 42.8% | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 43.5% | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 44.6% | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 45.0% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 45.8% | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 46.7% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 46.5% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 46.2% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 46.9% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 47.5% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 48.4% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 49.1% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 49.8% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 48.6% | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 49.5% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 50.2% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 51.5% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 51.6% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 52.7% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 53.3% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 53.7% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 53.9% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 56.5% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 56.6% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 58.2% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 60.6% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 62.6% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 65.9% | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 67.6% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 67.8% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 69.1% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 70.5% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 71.9% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 73.1% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 73.5% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 73.8% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 74.7% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 75.5% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 76.2% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 77.0% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 43.0% | 40.1% | 45.8% | 8 |
| 1990s | 47.9% | 46.2% | 49.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.8% | 50.2% | 58.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.3% | 60.6% | 73.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.4% | 73.8% | 77.0% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.9 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.79 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.94 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.39 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.16 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.77 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.77 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) was 77.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- The highest recorded value was 77.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.1% in 1982.
- How does ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female?
- ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) ranks 163rd out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female rising or falling in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) 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