Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in GPE: Region 1
GPE: Region 1: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male was 12.00 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
12.00 million
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
50th
of 204 groups
All-time high
12.00 million
in 2024
All-time low
6.66 million
in 1985
Years of data
40
1985–2024
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in GPE: Region 1, 1985–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in GPE: Region 1 is 12.00 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in GPE: Region 1 peaked at 12.00 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.66 million, in 1985.
GPE: Region 1 ranks 50th of 204 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in GPE: Region 1, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 6.66 million | — |
| 1986 | 6.78 million | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 6.92 million | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 7.08 million | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 7.16 million | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 7.29 million | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 7.63 million | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 7.96 million | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 8.28 million | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 8.57 million | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 8.72 million | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 8.99 million | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 9.26 million | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 9.74 million | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 9.55 million | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 9.83 million | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 10.11 million | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 8.78 million | -13.2% |
| 2003 | 8.45 million | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 8.83 million | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 9.45 million | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 10.61 million | +12.3% |
| 2007 | 10.51 million | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 10.51 million | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10.62 million | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 10.37 million | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 10.44 million | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 9.71 million | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 9.67 million | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 9.98 million | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 10.18 million | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 10.78 million | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 10.82 million | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 10.74 million | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 10.97 million | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 11.20 million | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 11.39 million | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 11.62 million | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 11.83 million | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 12.00 million | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.92 million | 6.66 million | 7.16 million | 5 |
| 1990s | 8.60 million | 7.29 million | 9.74 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.77 million | 8.45 million | 10.62 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.37 million | 9.67 million | 10.97 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.61 million | 11.20 million | 12.00 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Region 1
More education data for GPE: Region 1
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.31 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.3171 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.43 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.48 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 20.92 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.29 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.47 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in GPE: Region 1?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in GPE: Region 1 was 12.00 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in GPE: Region 1?
- The highest recorded value was 12.00 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in GPE: Region 1?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.66 million in 1985.
- How does GPE: Region 1 rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?
- GPE: Region 1 ranks 50th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male rising or falling in GPE: Region 1?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Region 1 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 — 40 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release