Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male (number) (illiterate) in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)
ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male (number) (illiterate) was 4.28 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.28 million
Change on year
up 2.8%
Rank
87th
of 204 groups
All-time high
4.37 million
in 2010
All-time low
2.15 million
in 1989
Years of data
36
1989–2024
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114), 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) recorded 4.28 million for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) peaked at 4.37 million in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.15 million, in 1989.
ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) ranks 87th of 204 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male (number) (illiterate) in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 2.15 million | — |
| 1990 | 2.16 million | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 2.21 million | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 2.22 million | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 2.24 million | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 2.23 million | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 2.32 million | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 2.35 million | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 2.30 million | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 2.59 million | +12.4% |
| 1999 | 2.58 million | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 2.73 million | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 2.90 million | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 3.07 million | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 3.24 million | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 3.42 million | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 3.99 million | +16.8% |
| 2006 | 3.96 million | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 4.08 million | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 4.26 million | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 4.28 million | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 4.37 million | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 3.67 million | -16.0% |
| 2012 | 3.30 million | -10.1% |
| 2013 | 3.28 million | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 3.43 million | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 3.44 million | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 3.56 million | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 3.56 million | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 3.63 million | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 3.76 million | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 3.88 million | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 3.95 million | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 4.05 million | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 4.17 million | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 4.28 million | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.15 million | 2.15 million | 2.15 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 2.32 million | 2.16 million | 2.59 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.59 million | 2.73 million | 4.28 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.60 million | 3.28 million | 4.37 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.07 million | 3.88 million | 4.28 million | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.11 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.88 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.42 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.79 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.5048 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9826 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.69 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) was 4.28 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.37 million in 2010.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.15 million in 1989.
- How does ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?
- ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) ranks 87th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male rising or falling in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) 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