Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male 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.
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)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 14.10 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.95 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.24 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 19.17 million (2021)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 11.36 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 10.84 million (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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release