Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female was 13.91 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
13.91 million
Change on year
up 1.9%
Rank
55th
of 204 groups
All-time high
13.91 million
in 2023
All-time low
6.89 million
in 1985
Years of data
39
1985–2023
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 1985–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) stood at 13.91 million. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) peaked at 13.91 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.89 million, in 1985.
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 55th of 204 groups on this measure, 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, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 6.89 million | — |
| 1986 | 7.07 million | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 7.16 million | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 7.24 million | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 7.33 million | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 7.42 million | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 7.52 million | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 7.64 million | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 7.75 million | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 7.80 million | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 7.91 million | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 7.97 million | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 8.00 million | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 7.96 million | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 8.00 million | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 10.35 million | +29.4% |
| 2001 | 10.28 million | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 10.37 million | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 10.49 million | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 10.46 million | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 10.62 million | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 10.64 million | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 11.52 million | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 11.75 million | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 11.72 million | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 11.73 million | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 11.68 million | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 11.90 million | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 11.98 million | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 12.12 million | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 12.11 million | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 12.26 million | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 12.32 million | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 12.36 million | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 12.81 million | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 13.17 million | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 13.41 million | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 13.65 million | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 13.91 million | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.14 million | 6.89 million | 7.33 million | 5 |
| 1990s | 7.80 million | 7.42 million | 8.00 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.82 million | 10.28 million | 11.75 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.13 million | 11.68 million | 12.81 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.54 million | 13.17 million | 13.91 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
More education data for ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 24.26 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 11.94 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 4.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 12.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 4.23 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.56 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.86 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 26.16 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 13.30 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) was 13.91 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The highest recorded value was 13.91 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.89 million in 1985.
- How does ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 55th out of 204 groups with data for 2023.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female rising or falling in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release