Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male was 17.24 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 1988–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) is 17.24 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) peaked at 17.24 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.44 million, in 1988.
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 39th of 204 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 9.44 million | — |
| 1989 | 9.64 million | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 9.90 million | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 10.31 million | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 10.79 million | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 11.20 million | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 11.59 million | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 11.95 million | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 12.37 million | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 12.68 million | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 12.88 million | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 12.87 million | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 13.32 million | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 13.55 million | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 12.38 million | -8.6% |
| 2003 | 12.78 million | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 12.93 million | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 13.24 million | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 14.13 million | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 14.12 million | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 14.38 million | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 14.53 million | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 14.58 million | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 14.02 million | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 14.01 million | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 13.83 million | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 14.18 million | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 14.36 million | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 14.68 million | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 14.65 million | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 15.11 million | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 15.72 million | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 16.12 million | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 16.38 million | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 16.65 million | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 16.92 million | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 17.24 million | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.54 million | 9.44 million | 9.64 million | 2 |
| 1990s | 11.65 million | 9.90 million | 12.88 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.54 million | 12.38 million | 14.53 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.51 million | 13.83 million | 15.72 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.66 million | 16.12 million | 17.24 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.65 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.13 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.22 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.86 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45.48 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) was 17.24 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- The highest recorded value was 17.24 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.44 million in 1988.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?
- ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 39th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 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