Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes was 235,777 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 235,777, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 4.71 million in 1978 and was at its lowest, 235,777, in 2024.
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 173rd of 204 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 4.40 million | — |
| 1975 | 4.61 million | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 4.67 million | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 4.70 million | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 4.71 million | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 4.70 million | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 4.68 million | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 4.68 million | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 4.67 million | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 4.64 million | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 4.62 million | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 4.59 million | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 4.56 million | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 2.62 million | -42.4% |
| 1988 | 2.42 million | -7.6% |
| 1989 | 2.24 million | -7.5% |
| 1990 | 2.07 million | -7.7% |
| 1991 | 1.91 million | -7.5% |
| 1992 | 1.77 million | -7.3% |
| 1993 | 1.66 million | -6.6% |
| 1994 | 1.55 million | -6.4% |
| 1995 | 1.45 million | -6.3% |
| 1996 | 1.37 million | -5.7% |
| 1997 | 1.30 million | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 1.24 million | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 1.18 million | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 1.28 million | +8.4% |
| 2001 | 1.24 million | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 1.15 million | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 1.12 million | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 1.09 million | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 1.06 million | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 1.97 million | +86.4% |
| 2007 | 1.93 million | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 752,850 | -60.9% |
| 2009 | 594,473 | -21.0% |
| 2010 | 949,390 | +59.7% |
| 2011 | 831,405 | -12.4% |
| 2012 | 786,006 | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 823,317 | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 390,004 | -52.6% |
| 2015 | 374,348 | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 364,522 | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 383,517 | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 372,230 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 338,229 | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 305,504 | -9.7% |
| 2021 | 284,338 | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 265,237 | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 255,531 | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 235,777 | -7.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in GPE: Upper Middle Income 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +86.4% | 1.06 million | 1.97 million |
| 2010 | +59.7% | 594,473 | 949,390 |
| 2008 | -60.9% | 1.93 million | 752,850 |
| 2014 | -52.6% | 823,317 | 390,004 |
| 1987 | -42.4% | 4.56 million | 2.62 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.63 million | 4.40 million | 4.71 million | 6 |
| 1980s | 3.97 million | 2.24 million | 4.68 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.55 million | 1.18 million | 2.07 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.22 million | 594,473 | 1.97 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 561,297 | 338,229 | 949,390 | 10 |
| 2020s | 269,277 | 235,777 | 305,504 | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 8.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.70 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 5.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.05 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 235,777 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 4.71 million in 1978.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 235,777 in 2024.
- How does GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes?
- GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 173rd out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this GPE: Upper Middle Income 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