Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male (number) (illiterate) in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male (number) (illiterate) was 9.59 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) stood at 9.59 million. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 49.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) peaked at 27.64 million in 1999 and was at its lowest, 9.59 million, in 2024.
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 69th of 204 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male (number) (illiterate) in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 27.64 million | — |
| 2000 | 27.21 million | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 27.39 million | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 27.19 million | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 26.06 million | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 25.91 million | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 23.76 million | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 25.87 million | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 25.82 million | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 24.74 million | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 24.20 million | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 21.72 million | -10.2% |
| 2011 | 21.76 million | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 21.42 million | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 19.59 million | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 19.12 million | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 18.17 million | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 16.93 million | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 16.29 million | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 16.52 million | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 11.63 million | -29.6% |
| 2020 | 11.23 million | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 10.69 million | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 10.48 million | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 10.01 million | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 9.59 million | -4.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male (number) (illiterate) in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | -29.6% | 16.52 million | 11.63 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.64 million | 27.64 million | 27.64 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 25.82 million | 23.76 million | 27.39 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.31 million | 11.63 million | 21.76 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.40 million | 9.59 million | 11.23 million | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 4.00 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.6662 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 175.95 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.63 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 101.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 193.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.24 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) was 9.59 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The highest recorded value was 27.64 million in 1999.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.59 million in 2024.
- How does ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 69th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 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