Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female was 30.75 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
30.75 million
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
14th
of 204 groups
All-time high
34.07 million
in 2009
All-time low
23.30 million
in 1982
Years of data
43
1982–2024
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), 1982–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) stood at 30.75 million.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) peaked at 34.07 million in 2009 and was at its lowest, 23.30 million, in 1982.
That places ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 14th out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 23.30 million | — |
| 1983 | 23.85 million | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 24.09 million | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 24.31 million | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 24.59 million | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 24.68 million | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 24.91 million | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 25.04 million | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 25.11 million | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 25.32 million | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 25.69 million | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 26.35 million | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 26.48 million | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 27.00 million | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 27.11 million | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 27.09 million | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 27.68 million | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 27.78 million | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 30.04 million | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 30.02 million | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 30.38 million | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 30.72 million | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 30.79 million | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 31.66 million | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 32.98 million | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 33.36 million | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 33.54 million | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 34.07 million | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 33.53 million | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 31.75 million | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 30.60 million | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 29.85 million | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 29.87 million | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 29.59 million | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 29.95 million | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 29.68 million | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 28.63 million | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 28.90 million | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 29.36 million | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 29.68 million | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 30.00 million | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 30.37 million | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 30.75 million | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.35 million | 23.30 million | 25.04 million | 8 |
| 1990s | 26.56 million | 25.11 million | 27.78 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.75 million | 30.02 million | 34.07 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.24 million | 28.63 million | 33.53 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.03 million | 29.36 million | 30.75 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
More education data for ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 9.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) was 30.75 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The highest recorded value was 34.07 million in 2009.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.30 million in 1982.
- How does ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
- ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 14th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 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