What is the difference in youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female between Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa?

25.60 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa?

5 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ethiopia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female

Ethiopia

3.19 million number

in 2017

Sub-Saharan Africa

28.80 million number

in 2019

Ethiopia rank

4th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

7th

Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female over time

Ethiopia
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 28.80 million number against 3.19 million number in Ethiopia, a difference of 25.60 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 9.0 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th of 86 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3.66 million number	21.97 million number	18.30 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s	4.49 million number	28.67 million number	24.18 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s	3.19 million number	28.48 million number	25.29 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female, Ethiopia or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Sub-Saharan Africa, at 28.80 million number against 3.19 million number in Ethiopia as of 2019.
What is the difference in youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female between Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 25.60 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2017.
How do Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?: Ethiopia ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th of 86 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 125 places, 2,250 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Total number of females between age 15 and age 24 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.