Illiterate youth population, 15-24 years, urban, male (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
42
Highest
1.27 million
Pakistan
Lowest
1
Uzbekistan
Median
14,167
Years covered
49
1976–2024
Data points
391
What the numbers show
Illiterate youth population, 15-24 years, urban, male (number) is currently reported for 42 countries. The highest value is 1.27 million in Pakistan; the lowest is 1 in Uzbekistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 14,167, and the mean is 78,305.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 27 fell. The largest increase was in Uganda (up 307.4%), and the largest decrease in Indonesia (down 88.1%).
Illiterate youth population, 15-24 years, urban, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pakistan | 1.27 million | 2019 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 2 | Bangladesh | 588,726 | 2022 | down 38.8% | falling |
| 3 | Egypt | 171,316 | 2013 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 4 | Senegal | 141,381 | 2017 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 5 | Burkina Faso | 137,869 | 2019 | up 126.6% | rising |
| 6 | Mozambique | 115,518 | 2020 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 7 | Brazil | 113,166 | 2018 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 8 | South Africa | 106,401 | 2024 | up 295.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Uganda | 96,158 | 2014 | up 307.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Mali | 80,471 | 2018 | down 40.8% | falling |
| 11 | Mexico | 62,404 | 2020 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 12 | Morocco | 59,491 | 2014 | down 57.3% | falling |
| 13 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 59,355 | 2016 | down 51.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Philippines | 32,516 | 2020 | down 53.1% | falling |
| 15 | Colombia | 31,518 | 2020 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 16 | Thailand | 29,617 | 2018 | down 66.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Guatemala | 28,379 | 2018 | up 64.0% | falling |
| 18 | Malaysia | 20,149 | 2022 | down 9.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Cambodia | 16,492 | 2019 | up 89.2% | falling |
| 20 | Jordan | 15,696 | 2024 | up 164.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Dominican Republic | 14,640 | 2024 | up 73.2% | falling |
| 22 | Honduras | 13,694 | 2019 | up 69.7% | rising |
| 23 | Chile | 11,828 | 2017 | up 20.5% | falling |
| 24 | Spain | 10,904 | 2020 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 25 | Togo | 10,884 | 2019 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 26 | Türkiye | 10,104 | 2015 | down 83.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Indonesia | 7,342 | 2020 | down 88.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Peru | 7,136 | 2020 | down 53.7% | falling |
| 29 | El Salvador | 6,549 | 2024 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 30 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 3,513 | 2023 | down 18.9% | rising |
| 31 | Ecuador | 3,400 | 2022 | down 68.5% | falling |
| 32 | Paraguay | 3,068 | 2020 | down 29.5% | rising |
| 33 | Sri Lanka | 2,974 | 2024 | down 23.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Palestine, State of | 2,834 | 2022 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 35 | Uruguay | 2,795 | 2022 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 36 | Panama | 1,354 | 2019 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 37 | Oman | 1,036 | 2022 | down 81.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Georgia | 442 | 2024 | up 49.3% | volatile |
| 39 | Azerbaijan | 300 | 2023 | up 191.3% | rising |
| 40 | Armenia | 78 | 2020 | down 40.9% | falling |
| 41 | Kuwait | 7 | 2018 | down 72.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Uzbekistan | 1 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release