Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male was 3.09 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) recorded 3.09 million for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) peaked at 9.22 million in 2006 and was at its lowest, 3.09 million, in 2024.
That places ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 95th 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 49 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 6.15 million | — |
| 1977 | 6.27 million | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 6.39 million | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 6.51 million | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 6.65 million | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 6.77 million | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 6.86 million | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 7.02 million | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 7.21 million | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 7.39 million | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 7.55 million | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 7.71 million | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 6.96 million | -9.7% |
| 1989 | 6.97 million | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 7.05 million | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 7.15 million | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 7.24 million | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 7.40 million | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 7.42 million | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 7.41 million | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 7.55 million | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 7.70 million | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 6.84 million | -11.1% |
| 1999 | 6.76 million | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 6.78 million | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 6.84 million | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 6.80 million | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 6.73 million | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 6.68 million | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 6.62 million | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 9.22 million | +39.4% |
| 2007 | 9.21 million | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 9.10 million | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 9.07 million | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 5.93 million | -34.6% |
| 2011 | 5.91 million | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 6.46 million | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 4.84 million | -25.0% |
| 2014 | 4.77 million | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 4.27 million | -10.5% |
| 2016 | 3.49 million | -18.3% |
| 2017 | 3.36 million | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 3.60 million | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 3.25 million | -9.8% |
| 2020 | 3.26 million | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 3.10 million | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 3.25 million | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 3.16 million | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 3.09 million | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.33 million | 6.15 million | 6.51 million | 4 |
| 1980s | 7.11 million | 6.65 million | 7.71 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.25 million | 6.76 million | 7.70 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.70 million | 6.62 million | 9.22 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.59 million | 3.25 million | 6.46 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.17 million | 3.09 million | 3.26 million | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 20.10 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 4.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 20.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 10.93 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.65 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 23.90 million (2021)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 13.32 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.68 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) was 3.09 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.22 million in 2006.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.09 million in 2024.
- How does ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 95th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 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