Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male was 19.02 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
19.02 million
Change on year
down 1.3%
Rank
35th
of 204 groups
All-time high
44.60 million
in 1993
All-time low
19.02 million
in 2024
Years of data
32
1993–2024
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) recorded 19.02 million for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 44.60 million in 1993 and was at its lowest, 19.02 million, in 2024.
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 35th of 204 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 44.60 million | — |
| 1994 | 43.93 million | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 43.53 million | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 42.89 million | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 42.42 million | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 37.35 million | -11.9% |
| 1999 | 36.65 million | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 36.85 million | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 37.12 million | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 37.04 million | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 35.56 million | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 35.47 million | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 33.93 million | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 36.52 million | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 36.56 million | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 35.87 million | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 35.50 million | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 32.73 million | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 32.57 million | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 31.33 million | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 29.19 million | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 28.69 million | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 27.51 million | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 26.79 million | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 25.97 million | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 25.30 million | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 20.47 million | -19.1% |
| 2020 | 20.02 million | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 19.62 million | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 19.58 million | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 19.28 million | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 19.02 million | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.62 million | 36.65 million | 44.60 million | 7 |
| 2000s | 36.04 million | 33.93 million | 37.12 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.06 million | 20.47 million | 32.73 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.51 million | 19.02 million | 20.02 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 129.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 81.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8413 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 136.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2835 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 265.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2969 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) was 19.02 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 44.60 million in 1993.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.02 million in 2024.
- How does WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 35th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male rising or falling in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Lower 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