Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024

GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male was 1,567 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
1,567
Change on year
down 7.5%
Rank
204th
of 204 groups
All-time high
6,325
in 2003
All-time low
1,567
in 2024
Years of data
22
2003–2024

Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2003–2024

2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k6.0k2003201320242003: 6.3k2004: 6.3k2005: 6.0k2006: 5.8k2007: 5.6k2008: 5.5k2009: 5.3k2010: 5.2k2011: 5.0k2012: 4.9k2013: 2.9k2014: 2.8k2015: 2.7k2016: 2.5k2017: 2.4k2018: 2.3k2019: 2.3k2020: 2.1k2021: 2.0k2022: 1.8k2023: 1.7k2024: 1.6k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 1,567. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.5% on the previous year and down 43.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 6,325 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1,567, in 2024.

GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 204th of 204 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male (number) in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2003 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2003 6,325
2004 6,289 -0.6%
2005 6,032 -4.1%
2006 5,808 -3.7%
2007 5,621 -3.2%
2008 5,453 -3.0%
2009 5,302 -2.8%
2010 5,165 -2.6%
2011 5,035 -2.5%
2012 4,905 -2.6%
2013 2,880 -41.3%
2014 2,776 -3.6%
2015 2,662 -4.1%
2016 2,541 -4.5%
2017 2,407 -5.3%
2018 2,271 -5.7%
2019 2,348 +3.4%
2020 2,091 -10.9%
2021 1,955 -6.5%
2022 1,832 -6.3%
2023 1,694 -7.5%
2024 1,567 -7.5%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in GPE: High Income 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.

YearChange FromTo
2013 -41.3% 4,905 2,880

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5,833 5,302 6,325 7
2010s 3,299 2,271 5,165 10
2020s 1,828 1,567 2,091 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 1,567 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 6,325 in 2003.
What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 1,567 in 2024.
How does GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?
GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 204th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male rising or falling in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is down 43.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this GPE: High Income 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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Indicator
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
262 places, 8,089 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release