Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male was 2.12 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.12 million
Change on year
down 1.3%
Rank
104th
of 204 groups
All-time high
2.20 million
in 2017
All-time low
1.18 million
in 1974
Years of data
51
1974–2024
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) recorded 2.12 million for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in 2024.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 2.20 million in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.18 million, in 1974.
That places ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 104th 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 51 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 1.18 million | — |
| 1975 | 1.21 million | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 1.21 million | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 1.20 million | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 1.19 million | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 1.19 million | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 1.22 million | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 1.24 million | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 1.26 million | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 1.28 million | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 1.30 million | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 1.32 million | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 1.36 million | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 1.41 million | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 1.45 million | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 1.48 million | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 1.50 million | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 1.57 million | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 1.74 million | +11.2% |
| 1993 | 1.78 million | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 1.83 million | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 1.79 million | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 1.85 million | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 1.92 million | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 1.97 million | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 1.70 million | -14.0% |
| 2000 | 1.72 million | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 1.75 million | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 1.52 million | -13.2% |
| 2003 | 1.60 million | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 1.53 million | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 1.61 million | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 1.82 million | +13.2% |
| 2007 | 2.03 million | +11.5% |
| 2008 | 2.00 million | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 2.00 million | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.60 million | -19.9% |
| 2011 | 1.59 million | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.59 million | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.53 million | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 1.67 million | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 1.82 million | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 1.81 million | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 2.20 million | +21.1% |
| 2018 | 1.96 million | -10.9% |
| 2019 | 1.79 million | -8.8% |
| 2020 | 1.84 million | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 2.00 million | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 2.08 million | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 2.15 million | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 2.12 million | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.20 million | 1.18 million | 1.21 million | 6 |
| 1980s | 1.33 million | 1.22 million | 1.48 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.77 million | 1.50 million | 1.97 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.76 million | 1.52 million | 2.03 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.75 million | 1.53 million | 2.20 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.04 million | 1.84 million | 2.15 million | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 17.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8034 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 875,127 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6859 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.68 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 2.12 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.20 million in 2017.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.18 million in 1974.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 104th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 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