Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes was 69.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 1985–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) recorded 69.5% for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in 2023. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) peaked at 69.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 54.6%, in 1985.
That places ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 203rd out of 204 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 54.6% | — |
| 1986 | 54.7% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 55.5% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 56.2% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 57.0% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 57.8% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 58.4% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 59.1% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 59.9% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 60.9% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 61.6% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 62.5% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 63.4% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 65.0% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 65.7% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 58.5% | -10.9% |
| 2001 | 59.9% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 60.2% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 60.3% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 61.8% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 62.1% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 62.7% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 60.6% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 60.4% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 61.8% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 62.2% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 63.1% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 63.7% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 64.8% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 65.4% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 66.3% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 66.7% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 67.8% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 68.4% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 68.1% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 68.2% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 68.6% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 69.1% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 69.5% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 55.6% | 54.6% | 57.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 61.4% | 57.8% | 65.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.8% | 58.5% | 62.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.7% | 62.2% | 68.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.8% | 68.2% | 69.5% | 4 |
More education data for ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 27.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3305 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 24.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7207 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.27 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) was 69.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The highest recorded value was 69.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.6% in 1985.
- How does ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes?
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 203rd out of 204 groups with data for 2023.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. 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 literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release