What is the difference in youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male between Burundi and Europe & Central Asia?

68,180 number, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Europe & Central Asia?

5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.

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.

Burundi vs Europe & Central Asia: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male

Burundi

94,711 number

in 2017

Europe & Central Asia

162,891 number

in 2019

Burundi rank

33rd

Europe & Central Asia rank

34th

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

Burundi
Europe & Central Asia

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia currently reports 162,891 number against 94,711 number in Burundi, a difference of 68,180 number.

That makes Europe & Central Asia's figure about 1.7 times Burundi's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia has been ahead every year.

Burundi ranks 33rd and Europe & Central Asia ranks 34th of 86 countries.

Europe & Central Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Europe & Central Asia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	192,650 number	449,910 number	257,260 number	Europe & Central Asia
2000s	229,834 number	440,560 number	210,726 number	Europe & Central Asia
2010s	122,218 number	194,550 number	72,333 number	Europe & Central Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male, Burundi or Europe & Central Asia?: Europe & Central Asia, at 162,891 number against 94,711 number in Burundi as of 2019.
What is the difference in youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male between Burundi and Europe & Central Asia?: 68,180 number, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Europe & Central Asia?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
How do Burundi and Europe & Central Asia rank globally for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?: Burundi ranks 33rd and Europe & Central Asia ranks 34th of 86 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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Indicator: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 125 places, 2,252 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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