Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Cambodia

Cambodia: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male was 133,054 number in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
133,054 number
Change on year
down 18.8%
World rank
27th
of 86 countries
All-time high
187,327 number
in 2004
All-time low
133,054 number
in 2015
Years of data
6
1998–2015

Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Cambodia, 1998–2015

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k1998200620151998: 181.2k number2004: 187.3k number2008: 168.4k number2009: 179.9k number2014: 163.9k number2015: 133.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2015, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Cambodia stood at 133,054 number. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.8% on the previous year and down 29.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Cambodia peaked at 187,327 number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 133,054 number, in 2015.

Cambodia ranks 27th of 86 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Cambodia, year by year

Annual values for Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male (number) in Cambodia, 1998 to 2015.
Year number Change
1998 181,150 number
2004 187,327 number +3.4%
2008 168,379 number -10.1%
2009 179,914 number +6.9%
2014 163,870 number -8.9%
2015 133,054 number -18.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 181,150 number 181,150 number 181,150 number 1
2000s 178,540 number 168,379 number 187,327 number 3
2010s 148,462 number 133,054 number 163,870 number 2

Countries ranked near Cambodia

  1. 24 Nepal 180,840 number compare
  2. 25 Brazil 174,943 number compare
  3. 26 Zambia 133,422 number compare
  4. 28 Philippines 111,245 number compare
  5. 29 Thailand 111,239 number compare
  6. 30 Vietnam 111,185 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Cambodia?
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Cambodia was 133,054 number in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in Cambodia?
The highest recorded value was 187,327 number in 2004.
What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in Cambodia?
The lowest recorded value was 133,054 number in 2015.
How does Cambodia rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?
Cambodia ranks 27th out of 86 countries with data for 2015.
Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male rising or falling in Cambodia?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Cambodia 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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Indicator
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
125 places, 2,252 data points, 1970–2019
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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.