Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123)
ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes was 28.88 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
28.88 million
Change on year
up 2.9%
Rank
47th
of 204 groups
All-time high
28.88 million
in 2024
All-time low
18.31 million
in 1984
Years of data
41
1984–2024
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123), 1984–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123) recorded 28.88 million for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123) peaked at 28.88 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18.31 million, in 1984.
ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123) ranks 47th of 204 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 18.31 million | — |
| 1985 | 18.47 million | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 18.63 million | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 18.65 million | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 18.65 million | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 18.66 million | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 18.67 million | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 18.76 million | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 18.80 million | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 19.46 million | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 19.50 million | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 20.19 million | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 20.20 million | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 20.18 million | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 20.07 million | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 20.21 million | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 23.07 million | +14.2% |
| 2001 | 23.29 million | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 23.58 million | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 23.63 million | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 23.52 million | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 23.88 million | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 25.51 million | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 26.86 million | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 26.72 million | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 27.90 million | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 28.08 million | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 25.93 million | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 26.17 million | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 25.67 million | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 25.40 million | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 25.32 million | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 26.78 million | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 26.63 million | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 25.11 million | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 25.61 million | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 26.08 million | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 26.67 million | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 27.32 million | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 28.07 million | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 28.88 million | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.56 million | 18.31 million | 18.66 million | 6 |
| 1990s | 19.60 million | 18.67 million | 20.21 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.80 million | 23.07 million | 27.90 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.07 million | 25.11 million | 28.08 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.40 million | 26.08 million | 28.88 million | 5 |
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More education data for ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 12.14 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.78 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123) was 28.88 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123)?
- The highest recorded value was 28.88 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123)?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.31 million in 1984.
- How does ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes?
- ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123) ranks 47th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release