Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in WB: North America
WB: North America: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male was 83,557 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in WB: North America, 2003–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: North America recorded 83,557 for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in 2022.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in WB: North America peaked at 87,931 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 80,712, in 2021.
WB: North America ranks 176th of 204 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in WB: North America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 86,619 | — |
| 2004 | 86,755 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 87,186 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 87,227 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 87,768 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 87,931 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 83,789 | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 82,908 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 82,067 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 82,127 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 80,712 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 83,557 | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87,248 | 86,619 | 87,931 | 6 |
| 2010s | 82,921 | 82,067 | 83,789 | 3 |
| 2020s | 82,132 | 80,712 | 83,557 | 3 |
More education data for WB: North America
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -3.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3042 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3046 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.89 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in WB: North America?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in WB: North America was 83,557 in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in WB: North America?
- The highest recorded value was 87,931 in 2008.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in WB: North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 80,712 in 2021.
- How does WB: North America rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?
- WB: North America ranks 176th out of 204 groups with data for 2022.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male rising or falling in WB: North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: North America 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