Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male was 1.32 million in 2024. β² Rising
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), 1986β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) stood at 1.32 million.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) peaked at 1.68 million in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.24 million, in 1989.
That places ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 115th out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.35 million | 1.24 million | 1.45 million | 4 |
| 1990s | 1.38 million | 1.25 million | 1.49 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.58 million | 1.49 million | 1.68 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.49 million | 1.31 million | 1.61 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.41 million | 1.32 million | 1.50 million | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 8.95 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 10.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.77 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 731,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 10.74 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 4.55 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 4.34 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) was 1.32 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.68 million in 2006.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.24 million in 1989.
- How does ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 115th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 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