Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female was 29.71 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
29.71 million
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
23rd
of 204 groups
All-time high
31.23 million
in 2009
All-time low
19.28 million
in 1985
Years of data
40
1985–2024
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 1985–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) is 29.71 million, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) peaked at 31.23 million in 2009 and was at its lowest, 19.28 million, in 1985.
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 23rd of 204 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 19.28 million | — |
| 1986 | 19.64 million | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 19.83 million | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 20.15 million | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 20.38 million | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 20.56 million | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 20.90 million | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 21.38 million | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 21.65 million | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 21.88 million | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 22.51 million | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 22.73 million | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 22.82 million | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 23.41 million | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 23.62 million | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 25.98 million | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 26.10 million | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 26.59 million | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 26.92 million | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 27.14 million | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 28.10 million | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 29.73 million | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 30.33 million | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 30.77 million | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 31.23 million | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 30.91 million | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 29.29 million | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 28.68 million | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 28.38 million | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 28.38 million | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 28.23 million | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 28.08 million | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 27.98 million | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 27.06 million | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 27.45 million | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 28.02 million | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 28.43 million | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 28.83 million | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 29.27 million | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 29.71 million | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.85 million | 19.28 million | 20.38 million | 5 |
| 1990s | 22.15 million | 20.56 million | 23.62 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.29 million | 25.98 million | 31.23 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.44 million | 27.06 million | 30.91 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.85 million | 28.02 million | 29.71 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
More education data for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7473 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 38.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.62 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.53 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.12 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) was 29.71 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The highest recorded value was 31.23 million in 2009.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.28 million in 1985.
- How does ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 23rd out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female rising or falling in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 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