Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male (number) (illiterate) in ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201)
ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male (number) (illiterate) was 16,123 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) is 16,123, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 58.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) peaked at 68,805 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 16,123, in 2024.
That places ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) 192nd out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male (number) (illiterate) in ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 55,171 | — |
| 2000 | 56,957 | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 59,171 | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 61,530 | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 65,535 | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 68,528 | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 68,805 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 67,935 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 68,430 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 64,073 | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 50,703 | -20.9% |
| 2010 | 47,228 | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 46,163 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 43,760 | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 41,616 | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 38,665 | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 37,504 | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 36,115 | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 35,352 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 17,046 | -51.8% |
| 2019 | 16,974 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 16,874 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 16,529 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 16,660 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 16,412 | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 16,123 | -1.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male (number) (illiterate) in ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -51.8% | 35,352 | 17,046 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55,171 | 55,171 | 55,171 | 1 |
| 2000s | 63,167 | 50,703 | 68,805 | 10 |
| 2010s | 36,042 | 16,974 | 47,228 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,520 | 16,123 | 16,874 | 5 |
More education data for ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 12.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 8.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1289 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) was 16,123 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201)?
- The highest recorded value was 68,805 in 2005.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,123 in 2024.
- How does ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?
- ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) ranks 192nd out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male rising or falling in ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) 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