Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)

ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male was 2.06 million in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
2.06 million
Change on year
up 2.3%
Rank
105th
of 204 groups
All-time high
2.06 million
in 2019
All-time low
1.07 million
in 1993
Years of data
28
1991–2019

Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), 1991–2019

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1991200520191991: 1.1M1992: 1.1M1993: 1.1M1994: 1.1M1995: 1.1M1996: 1.1M1997: 1.1M1998: 1.1M1999: 1.1M2000: 1.1M2001: 1.1M2002: 1.1M2003: 1.1M2004: 1.1M2005: 1.1M2006: 1.7M2007: 1.7M2008: 1.7M2009: 1.8M2010: 1.8M2011: 1.8M2012: 1.8M2013: 1.8M2015: 1.9M2016: 1.9M2017: 2.0M2018: 2.0M2019: 2.1M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2019, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) stood at 2.06 million. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) peaked at 2.06 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.07 million, in 1993.

ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) ranks 105th of 204 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), year by year

Annual values for Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male (number) in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), 1991 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1991 1.11 million
1992 1.08 million -3.2%
1993 1.07 million -0.8%
1994 1.09 million +2.3%
1995 1.10 million +0.5%
1996 1.09 million -0.4%
1997 1.08 million -1.3%
1998 1.08 million -0.1%
1999 1.08 million +0.2%
2000 1.09 million +0.4%
2001 1.09 million +0.2%
2002 1.09 million -0.0%
2003 1.08 million -0.4%
2004 1.07 million -1.1%
2005 1.09 million +1.7%
2006 1.69 million +55.1%
2007 1.70 million +0.5%
2008 1.72 million +1.2%
2009 1.76 million +2.5%
2010 1.79 million +1.8%
2011 1.81 million +1.0%
2012 1.80 million -0.5%
2013 1.82 million +1.2%
2015 1.89 million +3.6%
2016 1.93 million +2.0%
2017 1.97 million +2.0%
2018 2.01 million +2.4%
2019 2.06 million +2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.09 million 1.07 million 1.11 million 9
2000s 1.34 million 1.07 million 1.76 million 10
2010s 1.90 million 1.79 million 2.06 million 9

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) was 2.06 million in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
The highest recorded value was 2.06 million in 2019.
What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
The lowest recorded value was 1.07 million in 1993.
How does ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) ranks 105th out of 204 groups with data for 2019.
Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) 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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Indicator
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
262 places, 8,089 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release