Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male was 583,584 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), 1995–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) is 583,584, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) peaked at 944,649 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 557,898, in 2017.
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 150th of 204 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 851,253 | — |
| 1996 | 842,672 | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 838,563 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 834,816 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 840,425 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 842,727 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 840,891 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 837,694 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 921,538 | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 910,129 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 927,789 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 944,649 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 848,867 | -10.1% |
| 2008 | 857,588 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 870,677 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 887,340 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 838,368 | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 799,498 | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 729,565 | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 645,763 | -11.5% |
| 2015 | 624,897 | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 604,759 | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 557,898 | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 567,149 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 575,396 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 581,840 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 573,500 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 583,584 | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 841,546 | 834,816 | 851,253 | 5 |
| 2000s | 880,255 | 837,694 | 944,649 | 10 |
| 2010s | 683,063 | 557,898 | 887,340 | 10 |
| 2020s | 579,641 | 573,500 | 583,584 | 3 |
More education data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 909,600 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.35 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.36 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.81 million (2022)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) was 583,584 in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The highest recorded value was 944,649 in 2006.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The lowest recorded value was 557,898 in 2017.
- How does ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 150th out of 204 groups with data for 2022.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 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