Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in UNICEF: Gulf Area
UNICEF: Gulf Area: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male was 19,723 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in UNICEF: Gulf Area, 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in UNICEF: Gulf Area is 19,723, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and down 40.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in UNICEF: Gulf Area peaked at 67,485 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 19,179, in 2022.
UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 188th of 204 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in UNICEF: Gulf Area, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 67,485 | — |
| 2011 | 46,802 | -30.6% |
| 2012 | 38,445 | -17.9% |
| 2013 | 33,128 | -13.8% |
| 2014 | 30,591 | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 41,597 | +36.0% |
| 2016 | 44,004 | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 43,033 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 43,022 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 41,473 | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 35,323 | -14.8% |
| 2021 | 20,106 | -43.1% |
| 2022 | 19,179 | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 19,723 | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 42,958 | 30,591 | 67,485 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23,583 | 19,179 | 35,323 | 4 |
More education data for UNICEF: Gulf Area
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0178 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7367 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 796,027 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 18.72 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in UNICEF: Gulf Area was 19,723 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The highest recorded value was 67,485 in 2010.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,179 in 2022.
- How does UNICEF: Gulf Area rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?
- UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 188th out of 204 groups with data for 2023.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Gulf Area 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