Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025)
WB: Low Income (july 2025): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes was 37.27 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
37.27 million
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
41st
of 204 groups
All-time high
37.27 million
in 2024
All-time low
22.75 million
in 1988
Years of data
37
1988–2024
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025), 1988–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025) is 37.27 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025) peaked at 37.27 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.75 million, in 1988.
WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 41st of 204 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 22.75 million | — |
| 1989 | 23.14 million | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 23.55 million | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 24.30 million | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 25.24 million | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 26.00 million | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 26.67 million | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 27.43 million | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 28.08 million | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 28.48 million | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 28.83 million | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 29.42 million | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 30.14 million | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 30.57 million | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 29.87 million | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 30.55 million | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 31.04 million | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 31.71 million | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 34.05 million | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 33.75 million | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 33.71 million | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 34.00 million | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 34.41 million | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 32.47 million | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 32.53 million | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 32.29 million | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 32.90 million | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 32.93 million | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 33.08 million | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 32.94 million | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 34.07 million | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 35.05 million | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 35.83 million | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 36.16 million | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 36.48 million | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 36.82 million | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 37.27 million | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.95 million | 22.75 million | 23.14 million | 2 |
| 1990s | 26.80 million | 23.55 million | 29.42 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.94 million | 29.87 million | 34.05 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.27 million | 32.29 million | 35.05 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.51 million | 35.83 million | 37.27 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Low Income (july 2025)
- 38 Paraguay 16,238 compare
- 39 Spain 13,206 compare
- 40 Ecuador 12,083 compare
- 41 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 10,930 compare
- 42 Panama 7,735 compare
- 43 Palestine, State of 6,437 compare
- 44 Saudi Arabia 5,670 compare
More education data for WB: Low Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.68 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.75 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.16 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43.24 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 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8586 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025) was 37.27 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 37.27 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.75 million in 1988.
- How does WB: Low Income (july 2025) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes?
- WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 41st out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Low Income (july 2025) 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