Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries

ALECSO: Least Developed Countries: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male was 1.92 million in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
1.92 million
Change on year
up 2.5%
Rank
107th
of 204 groups
All-time high
1.92 million
in 2018
All-time low
984,224
in 2004
Years of data
27
1991–2018

Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, 1991–2018

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1991200420181991: 1.0M1992: 1.0M1993: 994.5k1994: 1.0M1995: 1.0M1996: 1.0M1997: 1.0M1998: 998.9k1999: 1.0M2000: 1.0M2001: 1.0M2002: 1.0M2003: 997.2k2004: 984.2k2005: 989.4k2006: 1.6M2007: 1.6M2008: 1.6M2009: 1.7M2010: 1.7M2011: 1.7M2012: 1.7M2013: 1.7M2015: 1.8M2016: 1.8M2017: 1.9M2018: 1.9M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

ALECSO: Least Developed Countries recorded 1.92 million for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in 2018. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries peaked at 1.92 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 984,224, in 2004.

ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 107th of 204 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, year by year

Annual values for Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male (number) in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, 1991 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1991 1.04 million
1992 1.01 million -3.6%
1993 994,528 -1.2%
1994 1.02 million +2.2%
1995 1.02 million +0.3%
1996 1.02 million -0.4%
1997 1.00 million -1.4%
1998 998,877 -0.3%
1999 1.00 million +0.1%
2000 1.00 million +0.3%
2001 1.00 million +0.0%
2002 1.00 million -0.1%
2003 997,249 -0.5%
2004 984,224 -1.3%
2005 989,443 +0.5%
2006 1.59 million +60.6%
2007 1.60 million +0.4%
2008 1.61 million +1.2%
2009 1.66 million +2.6%
2010 1.69 million +1.9%
2011 1.71 million +1.1%
2012 1.71 million +0.5%
2013 1.74 million +1.3%
2015 1.80 million +3.7%
2016 1.84 million +2.0%
2017 1.88 million +2.0%
2018 1.92 million +2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.01 million 994,528 1.04 million 9
2000s 1.24 million 984,224 1.66 million 10
2010s 1.79 million 1.69 million 1.92 million 8

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries was 1.92 million in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
The highest recorded value was 1.92 million in 2018.
What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
The lowest recorded value was 984,224 in 2004.
How does ALECSO: Least Developed Countries rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 107th out of 204 groups with data for 2018.
Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male rising or falling in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ALECSO: Least Developed Countries data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
262 places, 8,089 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release