Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area
UNICEF: Gulf Area: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes was 32,353 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area, 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UNICEF: Gulf Area recorded 32,353 for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 47.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area peaked at 156,453 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 32,353, in 2023.
UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 190th of 204 groups on this measure, 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 UNICEF: Gulf Area, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 156,453 | — |
| 2011 | 83,230 | -46.8% |
| 2012 | 69,761 | -16.2% |
| 2013 | 61,217 | -12.2% |
| 2014 | 55,372 | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 66,709 | +20.5% |
| 2016 | 68,819 | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 66,305 | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 64,883 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 61,814 | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 52,268 | -15.4% |
| 2021 | 34,327 | -34.3% |
| 2022 | 32,442 | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 32,353 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 75,456 | 55,372 | 156,453 | 10 |
| 2020s | 37,848 | 32,353 | 52,268 | 4 |
More education data for UNICEF: Gulf Area
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0178 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7367 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 796,027 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 18.72 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area was 32,353 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The highest recorded value was 156,453 in 2010.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 32,353 in 2023.
- How does UNICEF: Gulf Area rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 190th out of 204 groups with data for 2023.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Gulf Area 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