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
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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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Indicator
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
262 places, 8,082 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release