Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male was 4,905 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) is 4,905, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.9% on the previous year and down 54.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) peaked at 13,235 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 4,905, in 2024.
ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) ranks 200th of 204 groups on this measure, 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 in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8,507 | — |
| 2000 | 8,421 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 8,559 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 8,663 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 8,783 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 8,894 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 8,964 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 13,235 | +47.6% |
| 2007 | 12,371 | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 11,296 | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 11,015 | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 10,760 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 11,235 | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 9,777 | -13.0% |
| 2013 | 10,415 | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 10,869 | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 11,254 | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 11,506 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 5,822 | -49.4% |
| 2018 | 5,524 | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 5,259 | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 5,706 | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 5,420 | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 5,937 | +9.5% |
| 2023 | 5,568 | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 4,905 | -11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,507 | 8,507 | 8,507 | 1 |
| 2000s | 10,020 | 8,421 | 13,235 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,242 | 5,259 | 11,506 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,507 | 4,905 | 5,937 | 5 |
More education data for ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 733,610 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.7617 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 281,290 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.2428 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 400,663 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,535 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 52,657 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 681,953 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 431,874 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) was 4,905 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- The highest recorded value was 13,235 in 2006.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,905 in 2024.
- How does ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?
- ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) ranks 200th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male rising or falling in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) 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