China vs ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male

China
217,819
in 2020
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
24.94 million
in 2024
China rank
12th
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank
14th

Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male over time

  • China
  • ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
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How they compare

ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) currently reports 24.94 million against 217,819 in China, a difference of 24.73 million.

That makes ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)'s figure about 114.5 times China's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) has been ahead every year.

China ranks 12th and ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 14th of 58 countries.

ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) Difference Ahead
1980s 5.02 million 14.23 million 9.21 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
1990s 3.93 million 16.16 million 12.24 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
2000s 833,368 20.65 million 19.82 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
2010s 368,550 23.06 million 22.69 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
2020s 217,819 23.09 million 22.87 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male, China or ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), at 24.94 million against 217,819 in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male between China and ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
24.73 million, with ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
5 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2020.
How do China and ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank globally for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?
China ranks 12th and ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 14th of 58 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
262 places, 8,089 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release