Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Middle Income (july 2025): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male was 20.50 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
20.50 million
Change on year
down 1.7%
Rank
31st
of 204 groups
All-time high
64.80 million
in 1987
All-time low
20.50 million
in 2024
Years of data
38
1987–2024
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), 1987–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) stood at 20.50 million. That is the lowest value across all 38 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 64.80 million in 1987 and was at its lowest, 20.50 million, in 2024.
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 31st of 204 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 64.80 million | — |
| 1988 | 60.66 million | -6.4% |
| 1989 | 59.68 million | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 58.69 million | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 57.48 million | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 55.47 million | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 53.57 million | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 52.30 million | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 51.29 million | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 50.33 million | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 47.59 million | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 42.40 million | -10.9% |
| 1999 | 41.55 million | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 41.58 million | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 41.75 million | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 41.45 million | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 39.53 million | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 39.34 million | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 37.70 million | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 40.69 million | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 40.33 million | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 38.77 million | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 38.31 million | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 35.79 million | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 35.36 million | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 33.80 million | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 31.57 million | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 30.61 million | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 29.37 million | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 28.51 million | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 27.88 million | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 27.14 million | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 22.03 million | -18.8% |
| 2020 | 21.56 million | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 21.22 million | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 21.15 million | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 20.85 million | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 20.50 million | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 61.71 million | 59.68 million | 64.80 million | 3 |
| 1990s | 51.07 million | 41.55 million | 58.69 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.95 million | 37.70 million | 41.75 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.21 million | 22.03 million | 35.79 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.05 million | 20.50 million | 21.56 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
- 28 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 43,400 compare
- 29 Lao People's Democratic Republic 39,696 compare
- 30 Tunisia 24,533 compare
- 31 Malaysia 23,422 compare
- 32 Sri Lanka 23,104 compare
- 33 Dominican Republic 21,891 compare
- 34 Jordan 17,427 compare
More education data for WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 305.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.2528 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 78.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 161.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 589.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 283.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4208 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 247.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) was 20.50 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 64.80 million in 1987.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.50 million in 2024.
- How does WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 31st out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male rising or falling in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: 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