Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male was 212,822 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) is 212,822, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 45.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) peaked at 661,574 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 211,918, in 2021.
That places ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 166th out of 204 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 661,574 | — |
| 2000 | 561,747 | -15.1% |
| 2001 | 554,650 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 517,261 | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 520,695 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 532,800 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 507,036 | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 496,220 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 483,502 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 468,345 | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 392,406 | -16.2% |
| 2017 | 260,963 | -33.5% |
| 2018 | 231,252 | -11.4% |
| 2019 | 222,995 | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 228,428 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 211,918 | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 214,468 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 212,822 | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 661,574 | 661,574 | 661,574 | 1 |
| 2000s | 503,466 | 392,406 | 561,747 | 10 |
| 2010s | 238,403 | 222,995 | 260,963 | 3 |
| 2020s | 216,909 | 211,918 | 228,428 | 4 |
More education data for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 112.88 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 84.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 54.74 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 58.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 38.11 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 5.65 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 23.44 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 48.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 24.76 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) was 212,822 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The highest recorded value was 661,574 in 1999.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The lowest recorded value was 211,918 in 2021.
- How does ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 166th out of 204 groups with data for 2023.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male rising or falling in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 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