Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)
UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female was 80.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas), 1990–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) stood at 80.5%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) peaked at 80.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 59.2%, in 2007.
That places UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) 150th out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 61.1% | — |
| 1991 | 61.6% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 61.8% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 62.2% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 62.8% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 62.9% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 63.0% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 63.8% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 64.5% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 64.6% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 64.5% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 64.8% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 65.0% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 65.4% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 65.5% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 64.9% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 59.9% | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 59.2% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 59.8% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 60.4% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 60.5% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 70.0% | +15.8% |
| 2012 | 69.8% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 71.7% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 72.6% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 73.2% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 73.7% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 74.9% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 75.9% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 76.9% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 77.8% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 78.7% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 79.3% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 80.0% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 80.5% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.8% | 61.1% | 64.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.9% | 59.2% | 65.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.9% | 60.5% | 76.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.3% | 77.8% | 80.5% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.04 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9308 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.14 million (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) was 80.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- The highest recorded value was 80.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.2% in 2007.
- How does UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female?
- UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) ranks 150th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) 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