Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male was 32.86 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
32.86 million
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
10th
of 204 groups
All-time high
37.74 million
in 2007
All-time low
23.81 million
in 1976
Years of data
49
1976–2024
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 is 32.86 million, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 37.74 million in 2007 and was at its lowest, 23.81 million, in 1976.
That places GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 10th out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 23.81 million | — |
| 1977 | 24.34 million | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 24.85 million | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 25.45 million | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 26.13 million | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 26.81 million | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 27.40 million | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 28.06 million | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 28.66 million | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 29.18 million | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 29.82 million | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 29.12 million | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 28.83 million | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 29.18 million | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 29.64 million | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 30.34 million | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 30.12 million | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 29.91 million | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 30.32 million | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 30.95 million | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 31.42 million | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 31.92 million | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 31.59 million | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 31.75 million | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 32.94 million | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 33.47 million | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 32.44 million | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 31.59 million | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 31.87 million | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 32.86 million | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 37.18 million | +13.1% |
| 2007 | 37.74 million | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 36.96 million | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 37.10 million | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 34.16 million | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 33.79 million | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 33.19 million | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 31.55 million | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 31.56 million | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 31.01 million | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 31.05 million | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 30.76 million | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 30.97 million | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 31.37 million | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 31.64 million | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 31.80 million | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 32.31 million | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 32.56 million | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 32.86 million | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.61 million | 23.81 million | 25.45 million | 4 |
| 1980s | 28.32 million | 26.13 million | 29.82 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.80 million | 29.64 million | 31.92 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.42 million | 31.59 million | 37.74 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.94 million | 30.76 million | 34.16 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.23 million | 31.64 million | 32.86 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 97.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 104.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 202.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4294 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 32.86 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 37.74 million in 2007.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.81 million in 1976.
- How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 10th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, 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