Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male was 2.88 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.88 million
Change on year
down 1.0%
Rank
98th
of 204 groups
All-time high
4.02 million
in 1984
All-time low
2.60 million
in 2015
Years of data
44
1981–2024
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) is 2.88 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 4.02 million in 1984 and was at its lowest, 2.60 million, in 2015.
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 98th of 204 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 3.96 million | — |
| 1982 | 3.99 million | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 4.01 million | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 4.02 million | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 4.01 million | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 3.99 million | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 3.98 million | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 3.93 million | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 3.88 million | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 3.80 million | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 3.62 million | -4.8% |
| 1992 | 3.56 million | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 3.63 million | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 3.61 million | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 3.58 million | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 3.54 million | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 3.51 million | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 3.48 million | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 3.48 million | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 3.47 million | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 3.40 million | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 3.36 million | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 2.89 million | -14.1% |
| 2004 | 2.85 million | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 2.86 million | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 3.65 million | +27.8% |
| 2007 | 3.45 million | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 3.37 million | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 3.36 million | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 3.30 million | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 3.17 million | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 2.85 million | -10.1% |
| 2013 | 2.66 million | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 2.64 million | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 2.60 million | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 3.12 million | +20.0% |
| 2017 | 3.02 million | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 2.99 million | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 2.97 million | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 2.94 million | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 2.91 million | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 2.90 million | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 2.91 million | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 2.88 million | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.98 million | 3.88 million | 4.02 million | 9 |
| 1990s | 3.58 million | 3.48 million | 3.80 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.27 million | 2.85 million | 3.65 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.93 million | 2.60 million | 3.30 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.91 million | 2.88 million | 2.94 million | 5 |
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 17.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3069 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.6186 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 12.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.43 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 2.88 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.02 million in 1984.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.60 million in 2015.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 98th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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