| Sport | Athletics |
|---|---|
| Competition Category | Continental Championships |
| Years | 2013—2023 |
| Editions | 4 |
| Competitors | 394 |
| Countries | 29 |
| 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 |
| Pos | Country | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 54 | 20 | 21 | 95 | |
| 2 | Nigeria | 29 | 25 | 22 | 76 | |
| 3 | Kenya | 24 | 27 | 16 | 67 | |
| 4 | Egypt | 13 | 21 | 10 | 44 | |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 10 | 20 | 13 | 43 | |
| 6 | Algeria | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 | |
| 7 | Morocco | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | |
| 8 | Gambia | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | |
| 9 | Senegal | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 10 | Botswana | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| 11 | Tunisia | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
| 12 | Mauritius | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | |
| 13 | Burkina Faso | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | |
| = | Namibia | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | |
| 15 | Eritrea | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 16 | Rwanda | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 17 | Djibouti | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| = | Zambia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 19 | Zimbabwe | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| 20 | Cameroon | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| = | Uganda | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 22 | Seychelles | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 23 | Mozambique | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 24 | Ivory Coast | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| = | Togo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 26 | Benin | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| = | Ghana | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 28 | Comoros | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| = | Tanzania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |