Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male was 37.20 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
37.20 million
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
9th
of 204 groups
All-time high
74.68 million
in 1986
All-time low
37.07 million
in 2021
Years of data
40
1985–2024
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), 1985–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) recorded 37.20 million for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 74.68 million in 1986 and was at its lowest, 37.07 million, in 2021.
That places WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 9th out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 74.35 million | — |
| 1986 | 74.68 million | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 73.48 million | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 69.55 million | -5.4% |
| 1989 | 68.73 million | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 67.95 million | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 67.10 million | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 65.53 million | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 64.01 million | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 63.09 million | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 62.40 million | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 61.84 million | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 59.36 million | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 54.36 million | -8.4% |
| 1999 | 53.80 million | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 54.27 million | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 54.72 million | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 53.27 million | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 51.75 million | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 51.71 million | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 50.38 million | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 54.13 million | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 53.74 million | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 52.11 million | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 51.78 million | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 49.59 million | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 48.59 million | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 47.01 million | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 44.76 million | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 44.14 million | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 43.08 million | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 42.54 million | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 42.00 million | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 41.71 million | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 37.22 million | -10.8% |
| 2020 | 37.15 million | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 37.07 million | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 37.26 million | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 37.23 million | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 37.20 million | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 72.16 million | 68.73 million | 74.68 million | 5 |
| 1990s | 61.94 million | 53.80 million | 67.95 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.79 million | 50.38 million | 54.72 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.06 million | 37.22 million | 49.59 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.18 million | 37.07 million | 37.26 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 701.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6578 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 363.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 337.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 103.52 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.57 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 24.25 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) was 37.20 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 74.68 million in 1986.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.07 million in 2021.
- How does WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 9th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male rising or falling in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 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