What is the difference in youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male between IDA blend and South Africa?

8.83 million number, with IDA blend ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for IDA blend and South Africa?

9 years are reported by both, from 1996 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.

IDA blend vs South Africa: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male

IDA blend

9.15 million number

in 2019

South Africa

310,894 number

in 2017

IDA blend rank

19th

South Africa rank

18th

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

IDA blend
South Africa

How they compare

IDA blend currently reports 9.15 million number against 310,894 number in South Africa, a difference of 8.83 million number.

That makes IDA blend's figure about 29.4 times South Africa's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, IDA blend has been ahead every year.

IDA blend ranks 19th and South Africa ranks 18th of 39 groups.

IDA blend has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	IDA blend	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	6.45 million number	272,347 number	6.18 million number	IDA blend
2000s	9.10 million number	133,310 number	8.97 million number	IDA blend
2010s	9.07 million number	114,876 number	8.96 million number	IDA blend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male, IDA blend or South Africa?: IDA blend, at 9.15 million number against 310,894 number in South Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male between IDA blend and South Africa?: 8.83 million number, with IDA blend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA blend and South Africa?: 9 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2017.
How do IDA blend and South Africa rank globally for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?: IDA blend ranks 19th and South Africa ranks 18th of 39 groups.
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.