Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female was 63.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 1985–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) is 63.5%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) peaked at 63.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 44.3%, 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, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 44.3% | — |
| 1986 | 44.4% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 45.5% | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 46.5% | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 47.6% | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 48.7% | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 49.8% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 50.8% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 51.9% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 53.3% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 54.3% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 55.5% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 56.8% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 58.3% | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 59.4% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 48.9% | -17.6% |
| 2001 | 50.6% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 51.4% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 52.0% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 53.3% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 53.6% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 54.6% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 51.9% | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 52.1% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 53.3% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 54.4% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 55.7% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 56.1% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 57.0% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 57.7% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 58.9% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 59.6% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 60.8% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 61.9% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 61.7% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 61.9% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 62.5% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 63.0% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 63.5% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 45.7% | 44.3% | 47.6% | 5 |
| 1990s | 53.9% | 48.7% | 59.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.2% | 48.9% | 54.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.4% | 54.4% | 61.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.7% | 61.9% | 63.5% | 4 |
More education data for ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7207 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.617 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.94 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, female (number), gaps filled 27.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 56.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8641 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) was 63.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The highest recorded value was 63.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.3% in 1985.
- How does ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female?
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 203rd out of 204 groups with data for 2023.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female rising or falling in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. 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 literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release