Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male was 3.41 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
3.41 million
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
92nd
of 204 groups
All-time high
4.85 million
in 1983
All-time low
3.10 million
in 2015
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) stood at 3.41 million.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 4.85 million in 1983 and was at its lowest, 3.10 million, in 2015.
That places ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 92nd out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4.74 million | — |
| 1981 | 4.81 million | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 4.84 million | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 4.85 million | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 4.85 million | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 4.83 million | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 4.79 million | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 4.77 million | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 4.70 million | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 4.60 million | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 4.50 million | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 4.28 million | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 4.17 million | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 4.21 million | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 4.20 million | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 4.15 million | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 4.11 million | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 4.07 million | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 4.08 million | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 4.09 million | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 4.09 million | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 4.04 million | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 4.01 million | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 3.54 million | -11.7% |
| 2004 | 3.51 million | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 3.52 million | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 4.30 million | +22.2% |
| 2007 | 4.08 million | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 3.95 million | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 3.94 million | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 3.87 million | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 3.72 million | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 3.38 million | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 3.18 million | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 3.15 million | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 3.10 million | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 3.62 million | +16.5% |
| 2017 | 3.51 million | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 3.48 million | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 3.46 million | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 3.44 million | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 3.41 million | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 3.42 million | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 3.43 million | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 3.41 million | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.78 million | 4.60 million | 4.85 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.19 million | 4.07 million | 4.50 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.90 million | 3.51 million | 4.30 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.45 million | 3.10 million | 3.87 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.42 million | 3.41 million | 3.44 million | 5 |
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 14.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.42 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 840,626 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.6536 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 3.41 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.85 million in 1983.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.10 million in 2015.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 92nd out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 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