What is the difference in youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes between IDA total and Pakistan?

58.80 million number, with IDA total ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Pakistan?

13 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2017.

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.

IDA total vs Pakistan: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes

IDA total

69.33 million number

in 2019

Pakistan

10.53 million number

in 2017

IDA total rank

4th

Pakistan rank

2nd

Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes over time

IDA total
Pakistan

How they compare

IDA total currently reports 69.33 million number against 10.53 million number in Pakistan, a difference of 58.80 million number.

That makes IDA total's figure about 6.6 times Pakistan's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, IDA total has been ahead every year.

IDA total ranks 4th and Pakistan ranks 2nd of 39 groups.

IDA total has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	IDA total	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1980s	55.03 million number	9.94 million number	45.09 million number	IDA total
1990s	69.13 million number	11.35 million number	57.78 million number	IDA total
2000s	76.55 million number	10.85 million number	65.70 million number	IDA total
2010s	73.69 million number	10.84 million number	62.85 million number	IDA total

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes, IDA total or Pakistan?: IDA total, at 69.33 million number against 10.53 million number in Pakistan as of 2019.
What is the difference in youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes between IDA total and Pakistan?: 58.80 million number, with IDA total ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Pakistan?: 13 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2017.
How do IDA total and Pakistan rank globally for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes?: IDA total ranks 4th and Pakistan ranks 2nd of 39 groups.
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)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 125 places, 2,250 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Total number of youth between age 15 and age 24 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.