Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes was 3.19 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 3.19 million, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 5.27 million in 1983 and was at its lowest, 2.79 million, in 2015.
That places GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 111th out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.59 million | — |
| 1971 | 4.74 million | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 4.80 million | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 4.85 million | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 4.90 million | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 4.95 million | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 4.98 million | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 5.01 million | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 5.04 million | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 5.08 million | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 5.09 million | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 5.11 million | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 5.13 million | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 5.27 million | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 5.24 million | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 5.19 million | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 5.13 million | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 5.09 million | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 5.05 million | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 5.01 million | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 4.92 million | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 4.86 million | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 4.75 million | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 5.26 million | +10.9% |
| 1994 | 5.19 million | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 5.09 million | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 4.98 million | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 4.88 million | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 4.78 million | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 4.69 million | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 4.61 million | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 4.52 million | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 4.41 million | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 3.94 million | -10.6% |
| 2004 | 3.84 million | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 3.81 million | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 3.84 million | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 3.71 million | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 3.57 million | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 3.77 million | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 3.62 million | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 3.49 million | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 3.40 million | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 2.93 million | -13.7% |
| 2014 | 2.85 million | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 2.79 million | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 3.94 million | +41.4% |
| 2017 | 3.79 million | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 3.67 million | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 3.56 million | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 3.46 million | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 3.36 million | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 3.28 million | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 3.23 million | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 3.19 million | -1.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +41.4% | 2.79 million | 3.94 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.89 million | 4.59 million | 5.08 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.13 million | 5.01 million | 5.27 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.94 million | 4.69 million | 5.26 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.00 million | 3.57 million | 4.61 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.40 million | 2.79 million | 3.94 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.30 million | 3.19 million | 3.46 million | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 844,570 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.64 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 3.19 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 5.27 million in 1983.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.79 million in 2015.
- How does GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes?
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 111th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: Middle East & North Africa 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