Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes was 78.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1986–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 78.1% for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 78.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 60.9%, in 1986.
That places GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 174th out of 204 groups with data for 2024, 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 GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 60.9% | — |
| 1987 | 61.6% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 62.0% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 62.6% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 63.2% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 63.4% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 63.4% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 63.8% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 64.2% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 64.3% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 64.7% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 65.2% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 65.3% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 66.1% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 64.2% | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 64.9% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 66.2% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 66.5% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 67.0% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 66.5% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 65.6% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 65.8% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 66.1% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 66.6% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 67.6% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 69.8% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 71.4% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 72.5% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 73.0% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 73.7% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 74.3% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 75.2% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 76.7% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 76.8% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 76.9% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 77.3% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 77.6% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 77.8% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 78.1% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 61.8% | 60.9% | 62.6% | 4 |
| 1990s | 64.4% | 63.2% | 66.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.9% | 64.2% | 67.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.1% | 67.6% | 76.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.5% | 76.9% | 78.1% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.38 million (2021)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 78.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 78.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.9% in 1986.
- How does GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 174th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 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