Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male (number) (illiterate) in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male (number) (illiterate) was 2.70 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) is 2.70 million, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) peaked at 8.94 million in 2006 and was at its lowest, 2.70 million, in 2024.
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 100th of 204 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male (number) (illiterate) in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 5.88 million | — |
| 1976 | 6.04 million | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 6.15 million | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 6.28 million | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 6.39 million | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 6.52 million | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 6.64 million | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 6.72 million | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 6.89 million | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 7.07 million | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 7.25 million | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 7.41 million | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 7.56 million | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 6.82 million | -9.9% |
| 1989 | 6.82 million | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 6.90 million | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 7.00 million | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 7.08 million | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 7.24 million | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 7.25 million | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 7.24 million | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 7.37 million | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 7.52 million | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 6.65 million | -11.5% |
| 1999 | 6.56 million | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 6.56 million | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6.61 million | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 6.56 million | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 6.48 million | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 6.42 million | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 6.34 million | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 8.94 million | +41.0% |
| 2007 | 8.92 million | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 8.80 million | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 8.76 million | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 5.61 million | -35.9% |
| 2011 | 5.59 million | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 6.13 million | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 4.51 million | -26.4% |
| 2014 | 4.43 million | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 3.93 million | -11.4% |
| 2016 | 3.14 million | -20.1% |
| 2017 | 3.01 million | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 3.25 million | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 2.89 million | -11.0% |
| 2020 | 2.89 million | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.73 million | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 2.87 million | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 2.77 million | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 2.70 million | -2.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male (number) (illiterate) in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +41.0% | 6.34 million | 8.94 million |
| 2010 | -35.9% | 8.76 million | 5.61 million |
| 2013 | -26.4% | 6.13 million | 4.51 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.15 million | 5.88 million | 6.39 million | 5 |
| 1980s | 6.97 million | 6.52 million | 7.56 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.08 million | 6.56 million | 7.52 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.44 million | 6.34 million | 8.94 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.25 million | 2.89 million | 6.13 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.79 million | 2.70 million | 2.89 million | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.489 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.4733 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.95 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8789 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.1417 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) was 2.70 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.94 million in 2006.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.70 million in 2024.
- How does ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 100th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 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