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

Latest (2024)
11.86 million
Change on year
up 2.7%
Rank
52nd
of 204 groups
All-time high
11.86 million
in 2024
All-time low
6.50 million
in 1984
Years of data
41
1984–2024

Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123), 1984–2024

02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M1984200420241984: 6.5M1985: 6.6M1986: 6.6M1987: 6.6M1988: 6.6M1989: 6.7M1990: 6.7M1991: 6.8M1992: 6.8M1993: 7.0M1994: 7.1M1995: 7.5M1996: 7.6M1997: 7.6M1998: 7.6M1999: 7.7M2000: 8.5M2001: 8.7M2002: 9.0M2003: 8.8M2004: 8.8M2005: 9.0M2006: 9.7M2007: 10.2M2008: 10.2M2009: 10.6M2010: 10.8M2011: 10.0M2012: 10.1M2013: 10.1M2014: 10.1M2015: 10.1M2016: 11.0M2017: 11.0M2018: 10.3M2019: 10.5M2020: 10.7M2021: 11.0M2022: 11.3M2023: 11.5M2024: 11.9M

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

Annual values for Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male (number) in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123), 1984 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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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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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Indicator
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
262 places, 8,089 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release