Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)

MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male was 14,998 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
14,998
Change on year
down 8.3%
Rank
194th
of 204 groups
All-time high
37,036
in 2002
All-time low
14,998
in 2019
Years of data
18
2002–2019

Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), 2002–2019

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k2002201020192002: 37.0k2003: 36.2k2004: 35.4k2005: 36.0k2006: 36.7k2007: 27.4k2008: 26.0k2009: 26.3k2010: 30.4k2011: 29.5k2012: 28.7k2013: 27.9k2014: 22.6k2015: 21.2k2016: 20.0k2017: 16.6k2018: 16.4k2019: 15.0k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2019, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) stood at 14,998. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of down 8.3% on the previous year and down 43.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) peaked at 37,036 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 14,998, in 2019.

MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 194th of 204 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), year by year

Annual values for Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male (number) in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), 2002 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2002 37,036
2003 36,154 -2.4%
2004 35,380 -2.1%
2005 36,031 +1.8%
2006 36,726 +1.9%
2007 27,354 -25.5%
2008 26,007 -4.9%
2009 26,341 +1.3%
2010 30,360 +15.3%
2011 29,549 -2.7%
2012 28,660 -3.0%
2013 27,930 -2.5%
2014 22,621 -19.0%
2015 21,178 -6.4%
2016 19,964 -5.7%
2017 16,649 -16.6%
2018 16,358 -1.7%
2019 14,998 -8.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 32,629 26,007 37,036 8
2010s 22,827 14,998 30,360 10

More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)

All data for MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) →

Frequently asked questions

What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) was 14,998 in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
The highest recorded value was 37,036 in 2002.
What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
The lowest recorded value was 14,998 in 2019.
How does MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 194th out of 204 groups with data for 2019.
Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male rising or falling in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
Over the last ten years it is down 43.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 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 — 18 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China). Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 07 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/youth-illiterate-population-15-24-years-male-number-2/mdg-eastern-asia-excluding-china/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/youth-illiterate-population-15-24-years-male-number-2/mdg-eastern-asia-excluding-china/">Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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