Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)
ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes was 34,459 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502), 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) is 34,459, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 51.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) peaked at 169,464 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 34,459, in 2023.
That places ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) 187th out of 204 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 169,464 | — |
| 2011 | 95,095 | -43.9% |
| 2012 | 81,362 | -14.4% |
| 2013 | 70,969 | -12.8% |
| 2014 | 61,940 | -12.7% |
| 2015 | 72,021 | +16.3% |
| 2016 | 73,452 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 74,827 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 73,190 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 69,252 | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 58,344 | -15.8% |
| 2021 | 36,301 | -37.8% |
| 2022 | 34,606 | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 34,459 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 84,157 | 61,940 | 169,464 | 10 |
| 2020s | 40,928 | 34,459 | 58,344 | 4 |
More education data for ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 21.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5138 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 895,823 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -6.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 18.25 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) was 34,459 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)?
- The highest recorded value was 169,464 in 2010.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)?
- The lowest recorded value was 34,459 in 2023.
- How does ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) ranks 187th out of 204 groups with data for 2023.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) 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