Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male was 18.82 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), 1986–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) is 18.82 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) peaked at 18.82 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.61 million, in 1986.
That places WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 36th out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 10.61 million | — |
| 1987 | 10.78 million | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 11.12 million | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 11.35 million | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 11.66 million | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 12.13 million | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 12.65 million | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 13.09 million | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 13.54 million | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 14.22 million | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 14.66 million | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 14.97 million | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 15.40 million | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 15.47 million | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 15.70 million | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 16.00 million | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 14.90 million | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 15.36 million | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 15.59 million | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 16.01 million | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 16.99 million | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 16.85 million | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 17.21 million | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 17.53 million | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 17.67 million | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 16.99 million | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 16.46 million | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 16.25 million | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 16.55 million | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 16.78 million | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 17.16 million | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 17.16 million | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 16.95 million | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 17.49 million | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 17.82 million | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 18.06 million | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 18.31 million | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 18.55 million | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 18.82 million | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.96 million | 10.61 million | 11.35 million | 4 |
| 1990s | 13.78 million | 11.66 million | 15.47 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.21 million | 14.90 million | 17.53 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.95 million | 16.25 million | 17.67 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.31 million | 17.82 million | 18.82 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
More education data for WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.79 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 25.42 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.88 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.13 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.19 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.57 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.23 million (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) was 18.82 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The highest recorded value was 18.82 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.61 million in 1986.
- How does WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 36th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male rising or falling in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 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