Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)
ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male was 21,043 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502), 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) is 21,043, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and down 46.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) peaked at 75,773 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 20,484, in 2022.
That places ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) 186th out of 204 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 75,773 | — |
| 2011 | 54,575 | -28.0% |
| 2012 | 46,297 | -15.2% |
| 2013 | 39,619 | -14.4% |
| 2014 | 32,729 | -17.4% |
| 2015 | 43,595 | +33.2% |
| 2016 | 46,059 | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 48,877 | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 48,737 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 46,551 | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 39,332 | -15.5% |
| 2021 | 21,196 | -46.1% |
| 2022 | 20,484 | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 21,043 | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 48,281 | 32,729 | 75,773 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25,514 | 20,484 | 39,332 | 4 |
More education data for ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 21.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5138 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 895,823 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -6.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 18.25 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) was 21,043 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)?
- The highest recorded value was 75,773 in 2010.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,484 in 2022.
- How does ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?
- ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) ranks 186th out of 204 groups with data for 2023.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) 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