Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123)
ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male was 11.86 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123), 1984–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123) is 11.86 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123) peaked at 11.86 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.50 million, in 1984.
ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123) ranks 52nd of 204 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 6.50 million | — |
| 1985 | 6.55 million | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 6.61 million | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 6.62 million | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 6.64 million | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 6.67 million | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 6.71 million | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 6.79 million | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 6.84 million | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 7.02 million | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 7.09 million | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 7.48 million | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 7.56 million | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 7.64 million | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 7.57 million | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 7.74 million | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 8.52 million | +10.2% |
| 2001 | 8.74 million | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 9.00 million | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 8.82 million | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 8.79 million | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 9.04 million | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 9.72 million | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 10.19 million | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 10.18 million | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 10.60 million | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 10.79 million | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 10.04 million | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 10.11 million | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 10.06 million | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 10.12 million | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 10.11 million | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 10.96 million | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 10.99 million | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 10.31 million | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 10.53 million | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 10.74 million | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 10.99 million | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 11.25 million | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 11.55 million | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 11.86 million | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.60 million | 6.50 million | 6.67 million | 6 |
| 1990s | 7.24 million | 6.71 million | 7.74 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.36 million | 8.52 million | 10.60 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.40 million | 10.04 million | 10.99 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.28 million | 10.74 million | 11.86 million | 5 |
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More education data for ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 12.14 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.78 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123) was 11.86 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.86 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.50 million in 1984.
- How does ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?
- ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123) ranks 52nd out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male rising or falling in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123) 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