Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics
WB: Central Europe and the Baltics: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male was 19,528 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Central Europe and the Baltics recorded 19,528 for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 33,875 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 19,466, in 2022.
That places WB: Central Europe and the Baltics 189th out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 33,875 | — |
| 2015 | 31,740 | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 29,888 | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 28,134 | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 23,102 | -17.9% |
| 2019 | 21,655 | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 20,537 | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 19,725 | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 19,466 | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 19,513 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 19,528 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28,066 | 21,655 | 33,875 | 6 |
| 2020s | 19,754 | 19,466 | 20,537 | 5 |
More education data for WB: Central Europe and the Baltics
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.42 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 309,284 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.34 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics was 19,528 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 33,875 in 2014.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,466 in 2022.
- How does WB: Central Europe and the Baltics rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?
- WB: Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 189th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male rising or falling in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Central Europe and the Baltics 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