Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female was 75.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1986–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 75.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 75.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 52.1%, in 1986.
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 178th of 204 groups on this measure, 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 GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 52.1% | — |
| 1987 | 53.0% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 53.6% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 54.4% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 55.3% | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 55.7% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 56.0% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 56.8% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 57.5% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 57.9% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 58.7% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 59.6% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 59.7% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 60.5% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 57.8% | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 58.8% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 59.2% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 59.9% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 60.5% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 60.1% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 58.9% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 59.2% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 59.8% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 60.2% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 61.6% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 64.6% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 66.3% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 67.7% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 68.4% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 69.5% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 70.5% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 71.7% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 73.4% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 73.7% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 73.9% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 74.4% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 74.8% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 75.2% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 75.5% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 53.3% | 52.1% | 54.4% | 4 |
| 1990s | 57.8% | 55.3% | 60.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.4% | 57.8% | 60.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.7% | 61.6% | 73.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.8% | 73.9% | 75.5% | 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)
All data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 75.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 75.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.1% in 1986.
- How does GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 178th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female rising or falling in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release