Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in WB: Low Income (july 2025)
WB: Low Income (july 2025): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male was 16.70 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
16.70 million
Change on year
up 1.9%
Rank
40th
of 204 groups
All-time high
16.70 million
in 2024
All-time low
8.89 million
in 1988
Years of data
37
1988–2024
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in WB: Low Income (july 2025), 1988–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Low Income (july 2025) recorded 16.70 million for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in WB: Low Income (july 2025) peaked at 16.70 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.89 million, in 1988.
That places WB: Low Income (july 2025) 40th out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in WB: Low Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 8.89 million | — |
| 1989 | 9.05 million | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 9.26 million | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 9.62 million | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 10.06 million | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 10.44 million | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 10.79 million | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 11.11 million | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 11.50 million | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 11.77 million | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 11.96 million | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 12.25 million | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 12.69 million | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 12.97 million | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 11.82 million | -8.9% |
| 2003 | 12.21 million | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 12.37 million | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 12.68 million | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 13.44 million | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 13.41 million | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 13.35 million | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 13.47 million | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 13.80 million | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 13.23 million | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 13.21 million | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 13.20 million | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 13.53 million | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 13.71 million | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 14.03 million | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 14.12 million | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 14.57 million | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 15.18 million | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 15.59 million | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 15.85 million | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 16.12 million | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 16.38 million | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 16.70 million | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.97 million | 8.89 million | 9.05 million | 2 |
| 1990s | 10.88 million | 9.26 million | 12.25 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.84 million | 11.82 million | 13.47 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.86 million | 13.20 million | 15.18 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.13 million | 15.59 million | 16.70 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Low Income (july 2025)
- 37 El Salvador 12,866 compare
- 38 Paraguay 8,346 compare
- 39 Spain 7,275 compare
- 40 Ecuador 7,044 compare
- 41 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 6,518 compare
- 42 Panama 3,864 compare
- 43 Palestine, State of 3,048 compare
More education data for WB: Low Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.68 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.75 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.16 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8586 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in WB: Low Income (july 2025) was 16.70 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 16.70 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.89 million in 1988.
- How does WB: Low Income (july 2025) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?
- WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 40th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male rising or falling in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Low 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