Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male was 18.62 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) stood at 18.62 million. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) peaked at 44.50 million in 1993 and was at its lowest, 18.62 million, in 2024.
That places ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 37th out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 44.50 million | — |
| 1994 | 43.75 million | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 43.25 million | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 42.55 million | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 42.03 million | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 36.97 million | -12.0% |
| 1999 | 36.57 million | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 36.78 million | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 37.08 million | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 36.98 million | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 35.43 million | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 35.34 million | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 33.80 million | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 36.33 million | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 36.33 million | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 35.12 million | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 34.70 million | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 32.20 million | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 32.17 million | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 30.79 million | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 28.82 million | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 28.29 million | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 27.08 million | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 26.34 million | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 25.62 million | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 24.94 million | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 20.10 million | -19.4% |
| 2020 | 19.64 million | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 19.23 million | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 19.18 million | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 18.88 million | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 18.62 million | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.37 million | 36.57 million | 44.50 million | 7 |
| 2000s | 35.79 million | 33.80 million | 37.08 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.63 million | 20.10 million | 32.20 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.11 million | 18.62 million | 19.64 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0831 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 143.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4555 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 135.85 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 181.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.5884 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) was 18.62 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- The highest recorded value was 44.50 million in 1993.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.62 million in 2024.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 37th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 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