Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male was 122,967 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia is 122,967, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 41.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia peaked at 567,921 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 122,967, in 2023.
That places UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia 171st out of 204 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 567,921 | — |
| 2000 | 468,636 | -17.5% |
| 2001 | 460,794 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 425,883 | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 428,944 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 440,864 | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 414,615 | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 403,729 | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 390,400 | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 375,012 | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 299,494 | -20.1% |
| 2010 | 276,673 | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 247,476 | -10.6% |
| 2012 | 227,694 | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 210,822 | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 195,626 | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 190,474 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 180,153 | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 171,027 | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 142,077 | -16.9% |
| 2019 | 134,524 | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 139,756 | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 124,529 | -10.9% |
| 2022 | 124,101 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 122,967 | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 567,921 | 567,921 | 567,921 | 1 |
| 2000s | 410,837 | 299,494 | 468,636 | 10 |
| 2010s | 197,655 | 134,524 | 276,673 | 10 |
| 2020s | 127,838 | 122,967 | 139,756 | 4 |
More education data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 25.46 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.2951 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 83.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0579 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0467 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 492,196 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.77 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia was 122,967 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 567,921 in 1999.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 122,967 in 2023.
- How does UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia ranks 171st out of 204 groups with data for 2023.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Europe and Central 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