Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male was 13.08 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
13.08 million
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
45th
of 204 groups
All-time high
13.08 million
in 2024
All-time low
7.78 million
in 1981
Years of data
44
1981–2024
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121), 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) stood at 13.08 million. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) peaked at 13.08 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.78 million, in 1981.
ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) ranks 45th of 204 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 7.78 million | — |
| 1982 | 7.94 million | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 8.12 million | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 8.30 million | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 8.45 million | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 8.66 million | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 8.79 million | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 9.09 million | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 9.25 million | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 9.46 million | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 9.62 million | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 10.01 million | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 10.29 million | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 10.58 million | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 10.81 million | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 11.16 million | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 11.36 million | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 11.89 million | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 11.80 million | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 12.13 million | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 12.23 million | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 10.94 million | -10.5% |
| 2003 | 11.18 million | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 11.36 million | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 12.03 million | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 12.54 million | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 12.44 million | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 12.73 million | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 12.52 million | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 12.27 million | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 12.28 million | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 11.29 million | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 11.02 million | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 11.38 million | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 11.55 million | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 11.58 million | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 11.76 million | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 11.81 million | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 12.06 million | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 12.35 million | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 12.60 million | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 12.81 million | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 12.98 million | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 13.08 million | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.49 million | 7.78 million | 9.25 million | 9 |
| 1990s | 10.70 million | 9.46 million | 11.89 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.01 million | 10.94 million | 12.73 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.70 million | 11.02 million | 12.28 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.76 million | 12.35 million | 13.08 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
More education data for ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.0646 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.75 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.47 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.51 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.6599 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) was 13.08 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- The highest recorded value was 13.08 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.78 million in 1981.
- How does ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?
- ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) ranks 45th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male rising or falling in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) 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