China vs GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes
China
397,478
in 2020
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
75.45 million
in 2024
China rank
13th
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank
10th
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes over time
- China
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
How they compare
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 currently reports 75.45 million against 397,478 in China, a difference of 75.06 million.
That makes GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024's figure about 189.8 times China's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 has been ahead every year.
China ranks 13th and GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 10th of 58 countries.
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.93 million | 68.06 million | 45.13 million | GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 |
| 1990s | 14.50 million | 72.08 million | 57.59 million | GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 |
| 2000s | 2.30 million | 80.54 million | 78.24 million | GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 |
| 2010s | 805,867 | 83.21 million | 82.40 million | GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 |
| 2020s | 397,478 | 73.98 million | 73.58 million | GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes, China or GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, at 75.45 million against 397,478 in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes between China and GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- 75.06 million, with GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2020.
- How do China and GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank globally for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes?
- China ranks 13th and GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 10th of 58 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release