Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes was 5.26 million in 2019. ▲ Rising
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1989–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2019, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) stood at 5.26 million. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) peaked at 5.26 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.41 million, in 2004.
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 103rd of 204 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 3.57 million | — |
| 1990 | 3.55 million | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 3.53 million | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 3.49 million | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 3.50 million | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 3.57 million | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 3.61 million | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 3.61 million | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 3.58 million | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 3.57 million | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 3.56 million | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 3.55 million | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 3.53 million | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 3.51 million | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 3.47 million | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 3.41 million | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 3.44 million | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 4.65 million | +35.5% |
| 2007 | 4.69 million | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 4.76 million | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 4.81 million | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 4.87 million | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 4.89 million | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 4.88 million | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 4.91 million | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 4.92 million | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 4.96 million | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 5.00 million | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 5.09 million | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 5.16 million | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 5.26 million | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.57 million | 3.57 million | 3.57 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 3.56 million | 3.49 million | 3.61 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.98 million | 3.41 million | 4.81 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.99 million | 4.87 million | 5.26 million | 10 |
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 661,389 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 685,428 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 441,485 (2020)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 265,472 (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 316,507 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2475 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.35 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.4 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.70 million (2016)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) was 5.26 million in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.26 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.41 million in 2004.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 103rd out of 204 groups with data for 2019.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 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