Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes was 45.05 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
45.05 million
Change on year
down 2.1%
Rank
35th
of 204 groups
All-time high
117.32 million
in 1993
All-time low
45.05 million
in 2024
Years of data
32
1993–2024
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) recorded 45.05 million for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 117.32 million in 1993 and was at its lowest, 45.05 million, in 2024.
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 35th of 204 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 117.32 million | — |
| 1994 | 114.91 million | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 112.99 million | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 110.77 million | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 108.97 million | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 101.32 million | -7.0% |
| 1999 | 98.56 million | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 99.03 million | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 98.43 million | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 96.91 million | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 94.53 million | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 92.79 million | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 92.15 million | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 93.70 million | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 92.39 million | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 90.01 million | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 87.92 million | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 82.81 million | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 81.03 million | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 77.45 million | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 71.93 million | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 69.19 million | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 65.54 million | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 63.10 million | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 61.19 million | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 59.39 million | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 50.59 million | -14.8% |
| 2020 | 49.12 million | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 47.82 million | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 47.16 million | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 46.03 million | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 45.05 million | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 109.26 million | 98.56 million | 117.32 million | 7 |
| 2000s | 93.78 million | 87.92 million | 99.03 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.22 million | 50.59 million | 82.81 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.04 million | 45.05 million | 49.12 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 129.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 81.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8413 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 136.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2835 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 265.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2969 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) was 45.05 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 117.32 million in 1993.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.05 million in 2024.
- How does WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes?
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 35th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Lower Middle 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