Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations
WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male was 20.39 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
20.39 million
Change on year
up 2.3%
Rank
32nd
of 204 groups
All-time high
20.39 million
in 2024
All-time low
9.79 million
in 1985
Years of data
40
1985–2024
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations, 1985–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations stood at 20.39 million. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations peaked at 20.39 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.79 million, in 1985.
WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations ranks 32nd of 204 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 9.79 million | — |
| 1986 | 10.01 million | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 10.12 million | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 10.25 million | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 10.43 million | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 10.65 million | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 11.04 million | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 11.50 million | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 11.88 million | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 12.12 million | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 12.45 million | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 12.83 million | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 13.08 million | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 13.19 million | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 13.64 million | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 14.99 million | +9.9% |
| 2001 | 15.31 million | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 14.23 million | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 14.83 million | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 14.90 million | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 15.29 million | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 16.16 million | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 16.49 million | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 16.53 million | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 16.66 million | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 17.09 million | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 16.47 million | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 16.54 million | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 16.46 million | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 16.57 million | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 16.58 million | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 16.85 million | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 16.86 million | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 17.58 million | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 18.26 million | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 18.75 million | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 19.16 million | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 19.53 million | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 19.93 million | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 20.39 million | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.12 million | 9.79 million | 10.43 million | 5 |
| 1990s | 12.24 million | 10.65 million | 13.64 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.54 million | 14.23 million | 16.66 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.93 million | 16.46 million | 18.26 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.55 million | 18.75 million | 20.39 million | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2275 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.67 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 13.02 million (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5679 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0335 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 36.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 67.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.124 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations was 20.39 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations?
- The highest recorded value was 20.39 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.79 million in 1985.
- How does WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?
- WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations ranks 32nd out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male rising or falling in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations 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