Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male was 24.94 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
24.94 million
Change on year
up 1.7%
Rank
14th
of 204 groups
All-time high
24.94 million
in 2024
All-time low
14.23 million
in 1982
Years of data
43
1982–2024
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), 1982–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) stood at 24.94 million. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) peaked at 24.94 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.23 million, in 1982.
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 14th of 204 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 14.23 million | — |
| 1983 | 14.54 million | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 14.79 million | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 15.00 million | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 15.26 million | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 15.42 million | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 15.73 million | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 15.92 million | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 16.16 million | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 16.41 million | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 16.85 million | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 17.31 million | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 17.67 million | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 18.29 million | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 18.71 million | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 19.01 million | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 19.46 million | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 19.54 million | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 20.65 million | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 20.97 million | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 19.94 million | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 20.00 million | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 20.15 million | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 21.07 million | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 22.25 million | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 22.63 million | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 22.91 million | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 23.12 million | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 23.06 million | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 22.32 million | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 21.40 million | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 21.08 million | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 21.50 million | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 21.66 million | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 22.54 million | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 22.74 million | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 22.12 million | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 22.59 million | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 23.09 million | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 23.60 million | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 24.06 million | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 24.53 million | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 24.94 million | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.11 million | 14.23 million | 15.92 million | 8 |
| 1990s | 17.94 million | 16.16 million | 19.54 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.37 million | 19.94 million | 23.12 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.10 million | 21.08 million | 23.06 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.04 million | 23.09 million | 24.94 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
More education data for ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 50.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) was 24.94 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The highest recorded value was 24.94 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.23 million in 1982.
- How does ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?
- ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 14th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 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