Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes was 451,043 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) is 451,043, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 51.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) peaked at 1.49 million in 1999 and was at its lowest, 448,154, in 2021.
That places ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 166th out of 204 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.49 million | — |
| 2000 | 1.40 million | -6.1% |
| 2001 | 1.38 million | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 1.31 million | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 1.31 million | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.32 million | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.25 million | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 1.23 million | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 1.19 million | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 1.15 million | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 929,779 | -19.4% |
| 2017 | 545,383 | -41.3% |
| 2018 | 489,824 | -10.2% |
| 2019 | 468,825 | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 469,731 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 448,154 | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 453,253 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 451,043 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.49 million | 1.49 million | 1.49 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.25 million | 929,779 | 1.40 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 501,344 | 468,825 | 545,383 | 3 |
| 2020s | 455,545 | 448,154 | 469,731 | 4 |
More education data for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 112.88 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 84.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 54.74 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 58.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 38.11 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 5.65 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 23.44 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 48.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 24.76 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) was 451,043 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.49 million in 1999.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The lowest recorded value was 448,154 in 2021.
- How does ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes?
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 166th out of 204 groups with data for 2023.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes rising or falling in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 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