Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes was 2.67 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) recorded 2.67 million for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 56.39 million in 1975 and was at its lowest, 2.67 million, in 2024.
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 116th of 204 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 56.21 million | — |
| 1975 | 56.39 million | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 55.58 million | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 54.60 million | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 51.94 million | -4.9% |
| 1979 | 49.96 million | -3.8% |
| 1980 | 47.64 million | -4.6% |
| 1981 | 45.48 million | -4.5% |
| 1982 | 43.98 million | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 41.80 million | -4.9% |
| 1984 | 40.10 million | -4.1% |
| 1985 | 39.38 million | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 38.75 million | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 36.22 million | -6.5% |
| 1988 | 31.72 million | -12.4% |
| 1989 | 30.53 million | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 28.91 million | -5.3% |
| 1991 | 27.08 million | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 25.46 million | -6.0% |
| 1993 | 23.92 million | -6.1% |
| 1994 | 22.15 million | -7.4% |
| 1995 | 20.41 million | -7.9% |
| 1996 | 19.17 million | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 11.91 million | -37.9% |
| 1998 | 11.54 million | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 11.02 million | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 10.66 million | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 10.34 million | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 9.82 million | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 8.87 million | -9.7% |
| 2004 | 8.49 million | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 8.17 million | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 8.97 million | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 7.94 million | -11.5% |
| 2008 | 6.05 million | -23.8% |
| 2009 | 5.77 million | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 6.04 million | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 5.62 million | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 5.03 million | -10.5% |
| 2013 | 4.73 million | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 3.83 million | -19.0% |
| 2015 | 3.66 million | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 3.35 million | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 3.55 million | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 3.43 million | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 2.92 million | -15.0% |
| 2020 | 2.85 million | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 2.91 million | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 2.86 million | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 2.83 million | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 2.67 million | -5.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | -37.9% | 19.17 million | 11.91 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 54.11 million | 49.96 million | 56.39 million | 6 |
| 1980s | 39.56 million | 30.53 million | 47.64 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.16 million | 11.02 million | 28.91 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.51 million | 5.77 million | 10.66 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.22 million | 2.92 million | 6.04 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.82 million | 2.67 million | 2.91 million | 5 |
More education data for WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 123.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 112.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9825 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 233.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3514 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 38.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.41 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) was 2.67 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 56.39 million in 1975.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.67 million in 2024.
- How does WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes?
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 116th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this WB: Upper 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