Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male was 10.25 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113), 1986–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) stood at 10.25 million. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) peaked at 10.25 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.66 million, in 1986.
That places ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) 61st out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 6.66 million | — |
| 1987 | 6.70 million | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 6.84 million | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 6.92 million | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 7.06 million | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 7.25 million | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 7.42 million | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 7.73 million | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 7.95 million | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 8.09 million | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 8.32 million | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 8.50 million | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 8.81 million | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 8.66 million | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 8.98 million | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 9.31 million | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 8.28 million | -11.1% |
| 2003 | 8.00 million | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 8.44 million | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 9.08 million | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 10.06 million | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 9.90 million | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 9.80 million | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 9.88 million | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 9.70 million | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 8.96 million | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 8.69 million | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 8.51 million | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 8.69 million | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 8.83 million | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 9.49 million | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 9.46 million | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 9.37 million | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 9.53 million | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 9.68 million | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 9.79 million | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 9.97 million | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 10.13 million | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 10.25 million | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.78 million | 6.66 million | 6.92 million | 4 |
| 1990s | 7.98 million | 7.06 million | 8.81 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.17 million | 8.00 million | 10.06 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.12 million | 8.51 million | 9.70 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.96 million | 9.68 million | 10.25 million | 5 |
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More education data for ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.5% (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 20.01 million (2022)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 22.64 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 16.54 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 52.52 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 21.75 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 21.46 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) was 10.25 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.25 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.66 million in 1986.
- How does ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?
- ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) ranks 61st out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male rising or falling in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) 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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February 2026 Data Release