Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male was 958,990 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
958,990
Change on year
down 2.4%
Rank
123rd
of 204 groups
All-time high
1.81 million
in 2001
All-time low
841,790
in 2015
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) is 958,990, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 1.81 million in 2001 and was at its lowest, 841,790, in 2015.
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 123rd of 204 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.52 million | — |
| 1971 | 1.57 million | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 1.60 million | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 1.63 million | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 1.64 million | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 1.66 million | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 1.67 million | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 1.69 million | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 1.70 million | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 1.72 million | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 1.73 million | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 1.74 million | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 1.76 million | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 1.75 million | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 1.74 million | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 1.72 million | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 1.69 million | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 1.68 million | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 1.66 million | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 1.64 million | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 1.63 million | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 1.63 million | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.61 million | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 1.72 million | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 1.73 million | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 1.73 million | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.73 million | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.75 million | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 1.76 million | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 1.79 million | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 1.80 million | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 1.81 million | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 1.81 million | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.30 million | -28.5% |
| 2004 | 1.32 million | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 1.35 million | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 1.58 million | +17.0% |
| 2007 | 1.53 million | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 1.48 million | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 1.48 million | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.44 million | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 1.34 million | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 1.21 million | -9.9% |
| 2013 | 1.03 million | -15.3% |
| 2014 | 906,088 | -11.6% |
| 2015 | 841,790 | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 1.35 million | +60.0% |
| 2017 | 1.23 million | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 1.18 million | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 1.13 million | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 1.09 million | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 1.05 million | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 1.01 million | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 982,660 | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 958,990 | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.64 million | 1.52 million | 1.72 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.71 million | 1.64 million | 1.76 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.71 million | 1.61 million | 1.79 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.55 million | 1.30 million | 1.81 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.17 million | 841,790 | 1.44 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 million | 958,990 | 1.09 million | 5 |
More education data for ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 841,950 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2365 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 5.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.32 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) was 958,990 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.81 million in 2001.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The lowest recorded value was 841,790 in 2015.
- How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 123rd out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 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