Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes was 12,977 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 12,977 for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of down 7.2% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 40,768 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 12,720, in 2018.
That places GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 198th 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 GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 28,631 | — |
| 2000 | 29,048 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 29,436 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 29,751 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 33,396 | +12.3% |
| 2004 | 36,299 | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 36,146 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 40,768 | +12.8% |
| 2007 | 39,061 | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 37,549 | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 18,821 | -49.9% |
| 2010 | 18,373 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 20,572 | +12.0% |
| 2012 | 16,471 | -19.9% |
| 2013 | 16,383 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 14,299 | -12.7% |
| 2015 | 13,964 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 13,690 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 12,901 | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 12,720 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 13,397 | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 15,425 | +15.1% |
| 2021 | 15,005 | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 14,509 | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 13,981 | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 12,977 | -7.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | -49.9% | 37,549 | 18,821 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28,631 | 28,631 | 28,631 | 1 |
| 2000s | 33,028 | 18,821 | 40,768 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,277 | 12,720 | 20,572 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,379 | 12,977 | 15,425 | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 352,674 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 29.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 12,977 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 40,768 in 2006.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,720 in 2018.
- How does GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes?
- GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 198th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 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