Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male was 2.86 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 1987–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia is 2.86 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 4.55 million in 1987 and was at its lowest, 2.63 million, in 2015.
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 99th of 204 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 4.55 million | — |
| 1988 | 4.47 million | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 4.34 million | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 4.25 million | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 4.05 million | -4.8% |
| 1992 | 3.96 million | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 4.01 million | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 3.97 million | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 3.92 million | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 3.86 million | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 3.82 million | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 3.83 million | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 3.82 million | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 3.72 million | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 3.65 million | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 3.62 million | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 3.15 million | -12.9% |
| 2004 | 3.13 million | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 3.10 million | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 3.89 million | +25.4% |
| 2007 | 3.66 million | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 3.52 million | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 3.48 million | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 3.40 million | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 3.24 million | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 2.92 million | -9.9% |
| 2013 | 2.72 million | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 2.68 million | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 2.63 million | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 3.13 million | +19.3% |
| 2017 | 3.02 million | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 2.99 million | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 2.96 million | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 2.93 million | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 2.90 million | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 2.89 million | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 2.89 million | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 2.86 million | -1.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +25.4% | 3.10 million | 3.89 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.45 million | 4.34 million | 4.55 million | 3 |
| 1990s | 3.95 million | 3.82 million | 4.25 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.49 million | 3.10 million | 3.89 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.97 million | 2.63 million | 3.40 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.89 million | 2.86 million | 2.93 million | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5703 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7875 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 2.86 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.55 million in 1987.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.63 million in 2015.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 99th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 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