Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female was 59.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
59.0%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
22nd
of 204 groups
All-time high
62.0%
in 1985
All-time low
59.0%
in 1994
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
The most recent figure for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) is 59.0%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) peaked at 62.0% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 59.0%, in 1994.
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 22nd of 204 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 62.0% | — |
| 1986 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 61.0% | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 60.0% | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 61.0% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 60.0% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 61.0% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 60.0% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 60.0% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 61.4% | 61.0% | 62.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 59.5% | 59.0% | 61.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.5% | 60.0% | 61.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.8% | 59.0% | 60.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.0% | 59.0% | 59.0% | 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 59.0% 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 62.0% in 1985.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.0% in 1994.
- How does ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 22nd 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 down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release