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
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), 2002–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.288 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6275 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 290,219 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.185 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6242 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6303 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.07 million (2024)
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.
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February 2026 Data Release