Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations
WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male was 20.09 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations, 1983–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations stood at 20.09 million. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations peaked at 20.09 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.10 million, in 1983.
That places WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations 34th out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 9.10 million | — |
| 1984 | 9.30 million | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 9.49 million | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 9.70 million | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 9.80 million | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 9.97 million | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 10.14 million | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 10.35 million | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 10.74 million | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 11.19 million | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 11.57 million | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 11.79 million | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 12.11 million | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 12.48 million | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 12.71 million | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 12.84 million | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 13.26 million | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 14.60 million | +10.1% |
| 2001 | 14.89 million | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 13.80 million | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 14.38 million | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 14.42 million | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 14.79 million | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 15.67 million | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 15.99 million | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 16.02 million | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 16.14 million | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 16.54 million | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 15.92 million | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 16.01 million | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 16.00 million | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 16.22 million | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 16.26 million | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 16.53 million | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 16.60 million | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 17.31 million | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 17.99 million | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 18.47 million | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 18.88 million | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 19.25 million | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 19.64 million | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 20.09 million | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.64 million | 9.10 million | 10.14 million | 7 |
| 1990s | 11.90 million | 10.35 million | 13.26 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.07 million | 13.80 million | 16.14 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.54 million | 15.92 million | 17.99 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.26 million | 18.47 million | 20.09 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations
More education data for WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.65 million (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6568 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.4577 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.96 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.23 % change on previous year (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.84 million (2024)
All data for WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations →
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations was 20.09 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations?
- The highest recorded value was 20.09 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.10 million in 1983.
- How does WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?
- WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations ranks 34th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male rising or falling in WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 42 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release