Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes was 53.54 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1986–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 53.54 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 53.54 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.14 million, in 1986.
That places GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 24th out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 31.14 million | — |
| 1987 | 31.52 million | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 32.19 million | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 32.68 million | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 33.20 million | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 34.16 million | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 35.19 million | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 35.89 million | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 36.56 million | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 37.86 million | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 38.52 million | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 38.95 million | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 40.01 million | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 40.32 million | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 43.81 million | +8.7% |
| 2001 | 44.33 million | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 43.82 million | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 44.77 million | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 45.37 million | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 47.33 million | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 49.93 million | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 50.98 million | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 51.87 million | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 52.68 million | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 52.47 million | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 50.24 million | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 48.97 million | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 48.50 million | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 48.89 million | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 48.98 million | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 49.21 million | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 48.93 million | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 47.50 million | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 48.82 million | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 49.94 million | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 50.75 million | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 51.63 million | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 52.55 million | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 53.54 million | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 31.88 million | 31.14 million | 32.68 million | 4 |
| 1990s | 37.07 million | 33.20 million | 40.32 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.49 million | 43.81 million | 52.68 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.25 million | 47.50 million | 52.47 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.68 million | 49.94 million | 53.54 million | 5 |
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More education data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.38 million (2021)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 53.54 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 53.54 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.14 million in 1986.
- How does GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 24th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 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