Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206)
ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes was 17,167 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206) recorded 17,167 for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 70.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206) peaked at 84,723 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 17,167, in 2024.
That places ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206) 197th out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 70,690 | — |
| 2000 | 72,551 | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 75,329 | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 78,430 | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 81,493 | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 83,414 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 84,723 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 83,421 | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 83,295 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 77,952 | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 75,445 | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 71,124 | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 68,592 | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 65,143 | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 61,338 | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 58,018 | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 55,559 | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 52,657 | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 51,011 | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 20,727 | -59.4% |
| 2019 | 19,894 | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 18,949 | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 18,098 | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 17,610 | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 17,356 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 17,167 | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70,690 | 70,690 | 70,690 | 1 |
| 2000s | 79,605 | 72,551 | 84,723 | 10 |
| 2010s | 52,406 | 19,894 | 71,124 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,836 | 17,167 | 18,949 | 5 |
More education data for ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 496,874 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 8.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.72 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,306 (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206) was 17,167 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206)?
- The highest recorded value was 84,723 in 2005.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206)?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,167 in 2024.
- How does ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes?
- ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206) ranks 197th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes rising or falling in ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206) 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