Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male was 9.75 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 1985–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) stood at 9.75 million. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) peaked at 9.75 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.31 million, in 1985.
That places ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 62nd 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, male in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 4.31 million | — |
| 1986 | 4.43 million | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 4.51 million | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 4.61 million | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 4.71 million | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 4.83 million | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 4.97 million | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 5.10 million | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 5.24 million | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 5.32 million | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 5.45 million | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 5.56 million | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 5.66 million | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 5.52 million | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 5.62 million | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 6.61 million | +17.6% |
| 2001 | 6.56 million | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 6.74 million | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 7.02 million | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 6.80 million | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 6.92 million | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 7.04 million | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 7.55 million | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 7.88 million | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 7.70 million | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 7.92 million | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 8.02 million | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 8.01 million | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 7.89 million | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 7.98 million | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 8.01 million | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 8.28 million | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 8.20 million | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 8.41 million | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 8.86 million | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 9.14 million | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 9.33 million | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 9.53 million | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 9.75 million | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.51 million | 4.31 million | 4.71 million | 5 |
| 1990s | 5.33 million | 4.83 million | 5.66 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.08 million | 6.56 million | 7.88 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.16 million | 7.89 million | 8.86 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.44 million | 9.14 million | 9.75 million | 4 |
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, male in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) was 9.75 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.75 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.31 million in 1985.
- How does ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 62nd out of 204 groups with data for 2023.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male rising or falling in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release