Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male was 730,993 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States stood at 730,993. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 730,993 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 556,646, in 1998.
SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 139th of 204 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 673,163 | — |
| 1990 | 673,936 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 672,970 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 664,791 | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 648,877 | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 632,467 | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 614,027 | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 593,115 | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 570,532 | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 556,646 | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 558,485 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 558,385 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 557,504 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 559,724 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 565,085 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 567,315 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 569,132 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 676,443 | +18.9% |
| 2007 | 674,910 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 674,142 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 684,502 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 697,625 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 691,663 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 690,287 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 683,781 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 677,420 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 689,406 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 676,598 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 681,661 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 686,252 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 689,436 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 695,587 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 700,365 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 720,373 | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 725,760 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 730,993 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 673,163 | 673,163 | 673,163 | 1 |
| 1990s | 618,585 | 556,646 | 673,936 | 10 |
| 2000s | 608,714 | 557,504 | 684,502 | 10 |
| 2010s | 686,413 | 676,598 | 697,625 | 10 |
| 2020s | 714,616 | 695,587 | 730,993 | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Small Island Developing States
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 294,841 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1626 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.021 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -3.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 632,078 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 730,993 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 730,993 in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 556,646 in 1998.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 139th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Small Island Developing States 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