Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations
WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes was 47.19 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations, 1983–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations is 47.19 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations peaked at 47.19 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 24.27 million, in 1983.
WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations ranks 31st of 204 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 24.27 million | — |
| 1984 | 24.70 million | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 25.16 million | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 25.68 million | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 25.92 million | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 26.28 million | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 26.65 million | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 27.01 million | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 27.76 million | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 28.68 million | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 29.40 million | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 29.79 million | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 30.45 million | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 31.02 million | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 31.31 million | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 31.52 million | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 32.14 million | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 35.99 million | +12.0% |
| 2001 | 36.42 million | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 35.79 million | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 36.75 million | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 36.97 million | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 37.70 million | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 40.30 million | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 41.03 million | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 41.19 million | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 41.42 million | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 41.95 million | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 39.94 million | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 40.18 million | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 39.93 million | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 40.26 million | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 40.17 million | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 40.32 million | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 40.16 million | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 41.76 million | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 43.03 million | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 44.11 million | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 44.88 million | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 45.56 million | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 46.30 million | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 47.19 million | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.52 million | 24.27 million | 26.65 million | 7 |
| 1990s | 29.91 million | 27.01 million | 32.14 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.35 million | 35.79 million | 41.42 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.77 million | 39.93 million | 43.03 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.61 million | 44.11 million | 47.19 million | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.65 million (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6568 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.4577 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.96 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.23 % change on previous year (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.84 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations was 47.19 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations?
- The highest recorded value was 47.19 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.27 million in 1983.
- How does WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes?
- WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations ranks 31st out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations 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