Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes was 23.66 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
23.66 million
Change on year
up 2.1%
Rank
60th
of 204 groups
All-time high
23.66 million
in 2023
All-time low
11.20 million
in 1985
Years of data
39
1985–2023
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 1985–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) recorded 23.66 million for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in 2023. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) peaked at 23.66 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.20 million, in 1985.
That places ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 60th out of 204 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 11.20 million | — |
| 1986 | 11.50 million | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 11.67 million | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 11.85 million | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 12.04 million | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 12.25 million | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 12.50 million | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 12.75 million | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 12.98 million | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 13.12 million | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 13.35 million | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 13.53 million | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 13.65 million | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 13.47 million | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 13.62 million | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 16.96 million | +24.5% |
| 2001 | 16.84 million | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 17.11 million | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 17.51 million | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 17.26 million | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 17.54 million | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 17.67 million | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 19.07 million | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 19.64 million | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 19.42 million | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 19.65 million | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 19.70 million | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 19.91 million | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 19.88 million | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 20.10 million | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 20.13 million | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 20.54 million | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 20.52 million | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 20.77 million | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 21.67 million | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 22.31 million | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 22.74 million | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 23.18 million | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 23.66 million | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.65 million | 11.20 million | 12.04 million | 5 |
| 1990s | 13.12 million | 12.25 million | 13.65 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.90 million | 16.84 million | 19.64 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.29 million | 19.65 million | 21.67 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.98 million | 22.31 million | 23.66 million | 4 |
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More education data for ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.58 million (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.2288 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.02 million (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 752,485 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 803,660 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.4456 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.61 million (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0544 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) was 23.66 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The highest recorded value was 23.66 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.20 million in 1985.
- How does ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes?
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 60th out of 204 groups with data for 2023.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release