Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes was 56,148 number in 2016. ▲ Rising
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1981–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Central Europe and the Baltics recorded 56,148 number for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.3% on the previous year and down 60.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 144,809 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 56,148 number, in 2016.
Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 37th of 39 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 83,945 number | — |
| 1982 | 82,704 number | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 81,969 number | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 80,359 number | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 80,779 number | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 81,761 number | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 83,012 number | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 85,508 number | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 87,640 number | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 89,814 number | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 91,657 number | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 93,575 number | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 95,650 number | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 97,421 number | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 98,849 number | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 99,639 number | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 100,682 number | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 100,766 number | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 137,906 number | +36.9% |
| 2000 | 140,537 number | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 141,312 number | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 141,541 number | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 143,295 number | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 144,460 number | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 144,809 number | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 143,682 number | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 141,610 number | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 136,724 number | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 91,026 number | -33.4% |
| 2010 | 85,601 number | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 80,376 number | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 75,262 number | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 70,029 number | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 64,988 number | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 60,574 number | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 56,148 number | -7.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in Central Europe and the Baltics 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +36.9% | 100,766 number | 137,906 number |
| 2009 | -33.4% | 136,724 number | 91,026 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 83,075 number | 80,359 number | 87,640 number | 9 |
| 1990s | 100,596 number | 89,814 number | 137,906 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 136,900 number | 91,026 number | 144,809 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 70,425 number | 56,148 number | 85,601 number | 7 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
More education data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 14.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.3% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 337,770 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0452 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.52 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 8.33 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in Central Europe and the Baltics was 56,148 number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 144,809 number in 2005.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 56,148 number in 2016.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 37th out of 39 groups with data for 2016.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics 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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Total number of youth between age 15 and age 24 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.