Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male was 11.22 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1991–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) recorded 11.22 million for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 47.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 46.33 million in 1991 and was at its lowest, 11.22 million, in 2024.
That places ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 55th out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 46.33 million | — |
| 1992 | 44.67 million | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 43.04 million | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 42.09 million | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 41.11 million | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 40.23 million | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 37.51 million | -6.8% |
| 1998 | 32.14 million | -14.3% |
| 1999 | 31.54 million | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 30.95 million | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 31.16 million | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 30.93 million | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 29.70 million | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 29.47 million | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 27.26 million | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 29.85 million | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 29.13 million | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 27.29 million | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 26.84 million | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 24.67 million | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 24.68 million | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 24.14 million | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 22.24 million | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 21.36 million | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 20.20 million | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 18.87 million | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 18.18 million | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 18.56 million | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 13.60 million | -26.7% |
| 2020 | 13.00 million | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 12.41 million | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 12.16 million | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 11.66 million | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 11.22 million | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.85 million | 31.54 million | 46.33 million | 9 |
| 2000s | 29.26 million | 26.84 million | 31.16 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.65 million | 13.60 million | 24.68 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.09 million | 11.22 million | 13.00 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 187.37 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 203.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 127.86 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 216.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 126.65 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 116.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 11.22 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 46.33 million in 1991.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.22 million in 2024.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 55th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 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