Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)
ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male was 10.80 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
10.80 million
Change on year
up 2.7%
Rank
57th
of 204 groups
All-time high
10.80 million
in 2024
All-time low
5.34 million
in 1983
Years of data
42
1983–2024
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116), 1983–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) recorded 10.80 million for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) peaked at 10.80 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.34 million, in 1983.
That places ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) 57th 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 42 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 5.34 million | — |
| 1984 | 5.50 million | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 5.61 million | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 5.78 million | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 5.88 million | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 6.08 million | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 6.25 million | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 6.47 million | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 6.72 million | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 7.03 million | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 7.33 million | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 7.55 million | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 7.75 million | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 8.08 million | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 8.28 million | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 8.36 million | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 8.18 million | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 8.47 million | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 8.60 million | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 7.52 million | -12.5% |
| 2003 | 7.73 million | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 7.56 million | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 7.75 million | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 8.24 million | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 8.16 million | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 8.27 million | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 8.28 million | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8.21 million | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 8.35 million | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 8.52 million | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 8.47 million | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 8.73 million | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 8.88 million | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 9.06 million | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 9.01 million | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 9.06 million | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 9.58 million | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 9.90 million | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 10.09 million | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 10.30 million | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 10.52 million | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 10.80 million | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.78 million | 5.34 million | 6.25 million | 7 |
| 1990s | 7.58 million | 6.47 million | 8.36 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.06 million | 7.52 million | 8.60 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.79 million | 8.21 million | 9.58 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.32 million | 9.90 million | 10.80 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)
- 54 Qatar 519 compare
- 55 Singapore 283 compare
- 56 Armenia 258 compare
- 57 Uzbekistan 2 compare
- 58 Saudi Arabia 0 compare
More education data for ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 661,057 (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 723,016 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 642,447 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.25 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.79 million (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.82 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.13 million (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20.13 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) was 10.80 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.80 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.34 million in 1983.
- How does ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?
- ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) ranks 57th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male rising or falling in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) 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