| Sport | Athletics |
|---|---|
| Competition Category | Continental Championships |
| Years | 2013—2025 |
| Editions | 5 |
| Competitors | 495 |
| Countries | 30 |
| Edition | Host City | Country | Held | Events | Competitors | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 African Youth Athletics Championships | Warri | 28 – 31 March 2013 | 36 | 98 | 16 | |
| 2015 African Youth Athletics Championships | Reduit | 23 – 26 April 2015 | 38 | 103 | 18 | |
| 2019 African Athletics U18 Championships | Abidjan | 16 – 20 April 2019 | 39 | 99 | 17 | |
| 2023 African Athletics U18 Championships | Ndola | 29 April – 3 May 2023 | 40 | 94 | 16 | |
| 2025 African Athletics U18 Championships | Abeokuta | 16 – 20 July 2025 | 40 | 101 | 17 |
| Pos | Country | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 70 | 27 | 22 | 119 | |
| 2 | Nigeria | 33 | 33 | 29 | 95 | |
| 3 | Kenya | 32 | 31 | 21 | 84 | |
| 4 | Egypt | 16 | 29 | 12 | 57 | |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 12 | 22 | 17 | 51 | |
| 6 | Algeria | 9 | 10 | 11 | 30 | |
| 7 | Morocco | 4 | 6 | 12 | 22 | |
| 8 | Gambia | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | |
| 9 | Tunisia | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | |
| 10 | Burkina Faso | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | |
| 11 | Botswana | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| = | Senegal | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 13 | Namibia | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | |
| 14 | Zimbabwe | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | |
| 15 | Mauritius | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | |
| 16 | Eritrea | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| 17 | Rwanda | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 18 | Djibouti | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| = | Unknown | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| = | Zambia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 21 | Cameroon | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 22 | Ghana | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| 23 | Uganda | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 24 | Seychelles | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 25 | Mozambique | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 26 | Ivory Coast | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| = | Togo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 28 | Benin | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 29 | Comoros | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| = | Tanzania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |