Illiterate youth population, 15-24 years, rural, male (number) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
42
Highest
3.52 million
Pakistan
Lowest
1
Uzbekistan
Median
21,581
Years covered
49
1976–2024
Data points
391

What the numbers show

Illiterate youth population, 15-24 years, rural, male (number) is currently reported for 42 countries. The highest value is 3.52 million in Pakistan; the lowest is 1 in Uzbekistan.

The median across all reporting countries is 21,581, and the mean is 201,574.

Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 30 fell. The largest increase was in Azerbaijan (up 482.5%), and the largest decrease in Türkiye (down 94.3%).

Illiterate youth population, 15-24 years, rural, male: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Pakistan 3.52 million 2019 up 16.7% falling
2 Burkina Faso 865,887 2019 up 15.7% rising
3 Mali 740,534 2018 up 20.0% rising
4 Uganda 606,266 2014 up 91.6% rising
5 Mozambique 603,470 2020 up 74.9% rising
6 Bangladesh 588,726 2022 down 77.9% volatile
7 Egypt 401,892 2013 down 33.6% falling
8 Senegal 227,927 2017 down 33.9% falling
9 Morocco 163,897 2014 down 64.1% falling
10 South Africa 86,248 2024 up 91.2% volatile
11 Thailand 81,037 2018 down 10.7% falling
12 Philippines 63,808 2020 down 68.2% volatile
13 Cambodia 62,860 2019 down 64.7% falling
14 Brazil 60,333 2018 down 54.5% falling
15 Iran, Islamic Republic of 55,879 2016 down 62.1% volatile
16 Guatemala 55,357 2018 down 3.2% falling
17 Togo 52,482 2019 down 18.7% falling
18 Mexico 49,145 2020 down 40.7% falling
19 Indonesia 43,228 2020 down 83.9% volatile
20 Honduras 40,462 2019 down 1.8% falling
21 Colombia 23,032 2020 down 54.0% falling
22 Sri Lanka 20,130 2024 down 12.0% volatile
23 Dominican Republic 7,251 2024 down 55.1% falling
24 El Salvador 6,317 2024 down 52.6% volatile
25 Peru 6,211 2020 down 66.5% volatile
26 Paraguay 5,278 2020 up 9.8% falling
27 Ecuador 3,644 2022 down 50.8% volatile
28 Malaysia 3,273 2022 down 87.6% falling
29 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 3,006 2023 down 27.9% volatile
30 Kuwait 2,989 2018 down 14.6% falling
31 Türkiye 2,578 2015 down 94.3% volatile
32 Panama 2,510 2019 down 50.0% volatile
33 Chile 1,998 2017 up 13.7% falling
34 Jordan 1,731 2024 up 32.6% rising
35 Spain 1,446 2020 down 32.6% falling
36 Azerbaijan 600 2023 up 482.5% volatile
37 Georgia 553 2024 up 1.8% rising
38 Oman 285 2022 down 89.2% volatile
39 Palestine, State of 214 2022 down 30.7% volatile
40 Armenia 180 2020 down 45.1% rising
41 Uruguay 66 2022 down 40.5% volatile
42 Uzbekistan 1 2022 unchanged flat

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Indicator
Illiterate youth population, 15-24 years, rural, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
42 places, 391 data points, 1976–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release