Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male was 17.76 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 1987–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) stood at 17.76 million. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) peaked at 17.76 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.35 million, in 1987.
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 38th of 204 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 9.35 million | — |
| 1988 | 9.69 million | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 9.90 million | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 10.18 million | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 10.63 million | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 11.13 million | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 11.49 million | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 11.85 million | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 12.20 million | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 12.60 million | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 12.87 million | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 13.28 million | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 13.31 million | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 13.79 million | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 14.11 million | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 12.99 million | -8.0% |
| 2003 | 13.38 million | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 13.55 million | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 14.02 million | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 14.90 million | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 14.94 million | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 15.40 million | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 15.40 million | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 15.40 million | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 14.79 million | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 14.29 million | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 14.15 million | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 14.55 million | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 14.79 million | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 15.18 million | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 15.19 million | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 15.37 million | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 16.01 million | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 16.45 million | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 16.76 million | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 17.10 million | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 17.42 million | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 17.76 million | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.65 million | 9.35 million | 9.90 million | 3 |
| 1990s | 11.95 million | 10.18 million | 13.31 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.25 million | 12.99 million | 15.40 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.97 million | 14.15 million | 16.01 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.10 million | 16.45 million | 17.76 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
More education data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.63 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.02 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.51 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.06 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.38 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) was 17.76 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The highest recorded value was 17.76 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.35 million in 1987.
- How does ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 38th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male rising or falling in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 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