Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male was 983,924 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 983,924, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 1.88 million in 1982 and was at its lowest, 788,119, in 2015.
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 122nd 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 GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.59 million | — |
| 1971 | 1.64 million | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 1.67 million | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 1.70 million | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 1.72 million | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 1.74 million | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 1.75 million | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 1.78 million | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 1.80 million | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 1.82 million | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 1.84 million | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 1.87 million | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 1.88 million | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 1.88 million | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.88 million | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 1.87 million | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 1.84 million | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 1.83 million | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 1.82 million | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 1.82 million | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 1.78 million | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 1.77 million | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 1.72 million | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 1.81 million | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 1.80 million | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 1.77 million | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 1.74 million | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 1.71 million | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 1.69 million | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 1.68 million | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 1.66 million | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 1.65 million | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 1.62 million | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 1.07 million | -33.9% |
| 2004 | 1.06 million | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.07 million | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 1.29 million | +19.9% |
| 2007 | 1.22 million | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 1.16 million | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 1.15 million | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 1.09 million | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 1.04 million | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 948,249 | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 834,358 | -12.0% |
| 2014 | 814,028 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 788,119 | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 1.33 million | +68.6% |
| 2017 | 1.27 million | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 1.21 million | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 1.16 million | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 1.12 million | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 1.07 million | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 1.04 million | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 1.01 million | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 983,924 | -2.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +68.6% | 788,119 | 1.33 million |
| 2003 | -33.9% | 1.62 million | 1.07 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.72 million | 1.59 million | 1.82 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.85 million | 1.82 million | 1.88 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.75 million | 1.68 million | 1.81 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.30 million | 1.06 million | 1.66 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 million | 788,119 | 1.33 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 million | 983,924 | 1.12 million | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 844,570 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.64 million (2024)
All data for GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 983,924 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 1.88 million in 1982.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 788,119 in 2015.
- How does GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 122nd out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male rising or falling in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: Middle East & North Africa 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 55 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release