Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male was 6.75 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 6.75 million. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 13.33 million in 2007 and was at its lowest, 6.75 million, in 2024.
GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 82nd of 204 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 9.06 million | — |
| 1976 | 9.38 million | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 9.63 million | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 9.89 million | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 10.15 million | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 10.47 million | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 10.86 million | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 11.11 million | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 11.41 million | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 11.71 million | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 11.96 million | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 12.22 million | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 12.51 million | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 11.88 million | -5.0% |
| 1989 | 12.01 million | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 12.18 million | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 12.39 million | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 11.69 million | -5.7% |
| 1993 | 10.96 million | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 11.11 million | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 11.24 million | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 11.39 million | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 11.60 million | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 10.84 million | -6.6% |
| 1999 | 10.85 million | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 10.93 million | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 11.05 million | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 11.06 million | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 10.14 million | -8.4% |
| 2004 | 10.17 million | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 10.22 million | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 12.86 million | +25.8% |
| 2007 | 13.33 million | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 12.74 million | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 12.67 million | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 9.42 million | -25.7% |
| 2011 | 9.81 million | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 9.97 million | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 8.60 million | -13.7% |
| 2014 | 8.57 million | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 8.04 million | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 7.22 million | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 6.99 million | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 7.63 million | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 7.36 million | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 7.27 million | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 7.04 million | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 7.12 million | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 6.92 million | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 6.75 million | -2.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in GPE: South Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -25.7% | 12.67 million | 9.42 million |
| 2006 | +25.8% | 10.22 million | 12.86 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.62 million | 9.06 million | 10.15 million | 5 |
| 1980s | 11.61 million | 10.47 million | 12.51 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.42 million | 10.84 million | 12.39 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.52 million | 10.14 million | 13.33 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.36 million | 6.99 million | 9.97 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.02 million | 6.75 million | 7.27 million | 5 |
More education data for GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.41 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 6.75 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 13.33 million in 2007.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.75 million in 2024.
- How does GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?
- GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 82nd out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male rising or falling in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: South Asia 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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February 2026 Data Release