Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male was 25.15 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
25.15 million
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
13th
of 204 groups
All-time high
25.15 million
in 2024
All-time low
14.59 million
in 1979
Years of data
46
1979–2024
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024, 1979–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 stood at 25.15 million. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 25.15 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.59 million, in 1979.
GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 ranks 13th of 204 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 14.59 million | — |
| 1980 | 14.99 million | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 15.39 million | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 15.68 million | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 16.04 million | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 16.35 million | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 16.60 million | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 16.91 million | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 16.81 million | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 17.11 million | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 17.39 million | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 17.70 million | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 18.21 million | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 17.86 million | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 17.49 million | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 17.73 million | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 18.05 million | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 18.43 million | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 18.75 million | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 19.00 million | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 19.63 million | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 21.08 million | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 21.51 million | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 20.51 million | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 19.73 million | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 19.87 million | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 20.38 million | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 21.54 million | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 21.98 million | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 21.48 million | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 21.57 million | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 21.89 million | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 21.64 million | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 21.24 million | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 21.38 million | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 21.52 million | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 21.33 million | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 22.10 million | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 21.99 million | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 23.18 million | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 23.87 million | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 24.06 million | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 24.34 million | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 24.58 million | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 24.83 million | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 25.15 million | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.59 million | 14.59 million | 14.59 million | 1 |
| 1980s | 16.33 million | 14.99 million | 17.39 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.28 million | 17.49 million | 19.63 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.97 million | 19.73 million | 21.98 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.01 million | 21.24 million | 23.87 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.59 million | 24.06 million | 25.15 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.037 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 48.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5106 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 102.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.00 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.19 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 was 25.15 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 25.15 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.59 million in 1979.
- How does GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?
- GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 ranks 13th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male rising or falling in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) 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