Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male (number) by country
Total number of males between age 15 and age 24 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.
Countries reporting
86
Highest
9.14 million number
India
Lowest
2 number
Uzbekistan
Median
35,204 number
Years covered
50
1970–2019
Data points
2,252
What the numbers show
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male (number) is currently reported for 86 countries. The highest value is 9.14 million number in India; the lowest is 2 number in Uzbekistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 35,204 number, and the mean is 373,485 number.
Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 61 fell. The largest increase was in Azerbaijan (up 213.3%), and the largest decrease in Bahrain (down 99.4%).
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 9.14 million number | 2018 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 2 | Pakistan | 4.02 million number | 2017 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 3 | Nigeria | 3.51 million number | 2018 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 4 | Ethiopia | 3.08 million number | 2017 | up 6.1% | flat |
| 5 | Bangladesh | 988,851 number | 2019 | down 85.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Cote d'Ivoire | 933,782 number | 2018 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 7 | Egypt | 899,333 number | 2017 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 8 | Chad | 878,946 number | 2016 | up 102.9% | rising |
| 9 | Mali | 791,218 number | 2018 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 10 | Burkina Faso | 769,429 number | 2018 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 11 | Tanzania | 652,463 number | 2015 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 12 | Mozambique | 650,837 number | 2017 | up 47.7% | rising |
| 13 | Madagascar | 493,868 number | 2018 | down 27.8% | flat |
| 14 | Uganda | 488,437 number | 2018 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 15 | Malawi | 471,139 number | 2015 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 16 | Senegal | 369,919 number | 2017 | down 25.6% | rising |
| 17 | Benin | 348,288 number | 2018 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 18 | South Africa | 310,894 number | 2017 | up 98.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Cameroon | 307,850 number | 2018 | up 48.3% | rising |
| 20 | Central African Republic | 263,922 number | 2018 | up 16.4% | volatile |
| 21 | China | 199,329 number | 2018 | down 46.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Iraq | 196,503 number | 2017 | down 53.3% | flat |
| 23 | Rwanda | 187,189 number | 2018 | down 24.0% | flat |
| 24 | Nepal | 180,840 number | 2018 | down 29.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Brazil | 174,943 number | 2018 | down 64.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Zambia | 133,422 number | 2018 | down 64.3% | falling |
| 27 | Cambodia | 133,054 number | 2015 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 28 | Philippines | 111,245 number | 2015 | down 79.3% | falling |
| 29 | Thailand | 111,239 number | 2018 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 30 | Vietnam | 111,185 number | 2018 | down 52.7% | falling |
| 31 | Iran | 104,850 number | 2016 | down 58.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Malaysia | 95,668 number | 2018 | up 101.5% | falling |
| 33 | Burundi | 94,711 number | 2017 | down 69.6% | falling |
| 34 | Mexico | 83,874 number | 2018 | down 48.4% | falling |
| 35 | Guatemala | 77,412 number | 2014 | down 54.8% | falling |
| 36 | Algeria | 74,480 number | 2018 | down 54.7% | falling |
| 37 | Togo | 72,672 number | 2015 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 38 | Indonesia | 65,825 number | 2018 | down 33.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Colombia | 60,587 number | 2018 | down 40.7% | falling |
| 40 | Morocco | 59,000 number | 2018 | down 86.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Honduras | 52,537 number | 2018 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 42 | Venezuela | 40,373 number | 2016 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 43 | Laos | 39,754 number | 2015 | down 40.6% | falling |
| 44 | Tunisia | 30,653 number | 2014 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Argentina | 26,997 number | 2018 | up 49.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Peru | 23,794 number | 2018 | down 57.6% | falling |
| 47 | Sri Lanka | 23,117 number | 2018 | down 46.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Qatar | 17,628 number | 2017 | up 99.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Saudi Arabia | 17,033 number | 2017 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Paraguay | 15,607 number | 2018 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 51 | El Salvador | 14,250 number | 2018 | down 46.2% | volatile |
| 52 | Namibia | 14,203 number | 2018 | down 60.7% | falling |
| 53 | Chile | 14,017 number | 2017 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Ecuador | 13,864 number | 2017 | down 43.6% | falling |
| 55 | Dominican Republic | 11,572 number | 2016 | down 76.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Jordan | 7,809 number | 2018 | up 15.3% | falling |
| 57 | Spain | 7,145 number | 2018 | down 41.7% | volatile |
| 58 | Eswatini | 7,015 number | 2018 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 59 | Bolivia | 6,440 number | 2015 | up 178.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Oman | 6,242 number | 2018 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 61 | Turkey | 6,224 number | 2017 | down 93.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Greece | 4,027 number | 2018 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 63 | Palestine | 3,625 number | 2018 | up 19.2% | falling |
| 64 | Uruguay | 3,614 number | 2018 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 65 | Kuwait | 2,880 number | 2018 | down 14.1% | volatile |
| 66 | Panama | 2,413 number | 2018 | down 63.6% | falling |
| 67 | Albania | 2,263 number | 2018 | down 45.4% | rising |
| 68 | Portugal | 2,016 number | 2018 | down 42.8% | volatile |
| 69 | Vanuatu | 1,084 number | 2018 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 70 | Maldives | 918 number | 2016 | up 169.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Kazakhstan | 701 number | 2018 | down 77.2% | volatile |
| 72 | Moldova | 602 number | 2014 | down 71.1% | rising |
| 73 | Suriname | 575 number | 2018 | up 93.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Sao Tome and Principe | 468 number | 2018 | down 84.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Montenegro | 330 number | 2018 | up 12.2% | falling |
| 76 | Singapore | 325 number | 2018 | down 69.2% | volatile |
| 77 | Azerbaijan | 307 number | 2017 | up 213.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Malta | 237 number | 2018 | down 68.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Brunei | 133 number | 2018 | down 56.1% | volatile |
| 80 | Macao | 103 number | 2016 | down 45.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Grenada | 102 number | 2014 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 82 | Seychelles | 97 number | 2018 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 83 | Tonga | 68 number | 2018 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 84 | Bahrain | 26 number | 2018 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Barbados | 15 number | 2014 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 86 | Uzbekistan | 2 number | 2018 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 44.41 million number
- IDA & IBRD total 43.81 million number
- Low & middle income 43.78 million number
- IDA total 30.39 million number
- Middle income 27.53 million number
- Lower middle income 24.51 million number
- Sub-Saharan Africa 23.27 million number
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 23.27 million number
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 23.26 million number
- Pre-demographic dividend 21.71 million number
- IDA only 21.24 million number
- Early-demographic dividend 21.21 million number
- Least developed countries 20.39 million number
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 18.74 million number
- Low income 16.25 million number
- South Asia 14.90 million number
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 14.90 million number
- IBRD only 13.42 million number
- IDA blend 9.15 million number
- Arab World 5.58 million number
- Upper middle income 3.03 million number
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 2.95 million number
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 2.90 million number
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 2.90 million number
- East Asia & Pacific 2.16 million number
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 1.82 million number
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 1.82 million number
- Late-demographic dividend 935,832 number
- Latin America & Caribbean 869,809 number
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 852,775 number
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 834,409 number
- Small states 317,033 number
- Other small states 281,812 number
- Europe & Central Asia 162,891 number
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 67,705 number
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 57,009 number
- Central Europe and the Baltics 29,872 number
- Caribbean Small States 29,183 number
- Pacific island small states 7,236 number
About this data
Total number of males between age 15 and age 24 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.