Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male was 881,860 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 881,860, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 3.16 million in 1986 and was at its lowest, 881,860, in 2024.
That places GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 125th 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 51 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 2.57 million | — |
| 1975 | 2.67 million | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 2.70 million | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 2.73 million | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 2.76 million | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 2.81 million | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 2.88 million | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 2.93 million | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 2.97 million | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 3.01 million | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 3.04 million | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 3.07 million | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 3.16 million | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 2.00 million | -36.7% |
| 1988 | 1.98 million | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 1.97 million | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 1.98 million | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 1.98 million | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 1.98 million | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 2.01 million | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 1.88 million | -6.5% |
| 1995 | 1.74 million | -7.3% |
| 1996 | 1.65 million | -5.5% |
| 1997 | 1.65 million | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.66 million | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 1.74 million | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 1.76 million | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 1.82 million | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 1.84 million | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 1.84 million | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.81 million | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 1.80 million | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 2.22 million | +23.2% |
| 2007 | 1.90 million | -14.1% |
| 2008 | 1.35 million | -29.2% |
| 2009 | 1.36 million | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.67 million | +22.7% |
| 2011 | 1.60 million | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 1.57 million | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.56 million | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.27 million | -18.9% |
| 2015 | 1.07 million | -15.5% |
| 2016 | 1.03 million | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 994,284 | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 1.13 million | +13.3% |
| 2019 | 1.09 million | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 941,138 | -13.7% |
| 2021 | 925,810 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 905,955 | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 893,421 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 881,860 | -1.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | -36.7% | 3.16 million | 2.00 million |
| 2008 | -29.2% | 1.90 million | 1.35 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.71 million | 2.57 million | 2.81 million | 6 |
| 1980s | 2.70 million | 1.97 million | 3.16 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.83 million | 1.65 million | 2.01 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.77 million | 1.35 million | 2.22 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.30 million | 994,284 | 1.67 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 909,637 | 881,860 | 941,138 | 5 |
More education data for GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.74 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5371 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 27.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.97 million (2024)
All data for GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 881,860 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 3.16 million in 1986.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 881,860 in 2024.
- How does GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?
- GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 125th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male rising or falling in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 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