Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in WB: Ibrd Only
WB: Ibrd Only: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male was 5.78 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in WB: Ibrd Only, 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in WB: Ibrd Only is 5.78 million, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.3% on the previous year and down 59.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in WB: Ibrd Only peaked at 38.48 million in 1992 and was at its lowest, 5.78 million, in 2024.
WB: Ibrd Only ranks 84th of 204 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in WB: Ibrd Only, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 38.48 million | — |
| 1993 | 37.29 million | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 35.97 million | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 34.63 million | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 33.47 million | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 30.45 million | -9.0% |
| 1998 | 25.73 million | -15.5% |
| 1999 | 25.12 million | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 24.39 million | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 24.33 million | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 23.87 million | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 22.73 million | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 22.43 million | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 20.12 million | -10.3% |
| 2006 | 20.15 million | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 18.82 million | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 17.37 million | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 16.78 million | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 17.55 million | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 16.82 million | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 15.73 million | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 15.05 million | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 14.16 million | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 13.45 million | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 13.39 million | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 13.08 million | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 12.64 million | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 7.67 million | -39.4% |
| 2020 | 7.15 million | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 6.85 million | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 6.49 million | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 6.17 million | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 5.78 million | -6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.64 million | 25.12 million | 38.48 million | 8 |
| 2000s | 21.10 million | 16.78 million | 24.39 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.95 million | 7.67 million | 17.55 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.49 million | 5.78 million | 7.15 million | 5 |
More education data for WB: Ibrd Only
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 192.21 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 21.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 205.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4897 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 220.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1227 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 132.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 92.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in WB: Ibrd Only?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in WB: Ibrd Only was 5.78 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in WB: Ibrd Only?
- The highest recorded value was 38.48 million in 1992.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in WB: Ibrd Only?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.78 million in 2024.
- How does WB: Ibrd Only rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?
- WB: Ibrd Only ranks 84th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male rising or falling in WB: Ibrd Only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Ibrd Only 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