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
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), 1991–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.35 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.29 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.82 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.03 million (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.53 % change on previous year (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 198,344 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 442,505 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 591,400 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.76 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 11 % change on previous year (2020)
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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February 2026 Data Release