Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male was 57,009 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1983–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) is 57,009 number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 57.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 351,991 number in 1983 and was at its lowest, 57,009 number, in 2019.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 39 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 351,991 number | — |
| 1984 | 262,509 number | -25.4% |
| 1985 | 270,233 number | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 276,062 number | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 282,058 number | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 288,244 number | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 245,458 number | -14.8% |
| 1990 | 251,703 number | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 256,085 number | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 260,570 number | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 264,928 number | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 269,564 number | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 274,078 number | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 276,380 number | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 281,135 number | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 274,302 number | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 279,285 number | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 193,343 number | -30.8% |
| 2001 | 192,305 number | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 193,828 number | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 205,968 number | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 223,917 number | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 194,629 number | -13.1% |
| 2006 | 197,747 number | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 182,375 number | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 175,111 number | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 134,613 number | -23.1% |
| 2010 | 117,805 number | -12.5% |
| 2011 | 101,760 number | -13.6% |
| 2012 | 89,813 number | -11.7% |
| 2013 | 81,527 number | -9.2% |
| 2014 | 74,405 number | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 69,696 number | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 58,246 number | -16.4% |
| 2017 | 60,856 number | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 58,572 number | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 57,009 number | -2.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -30.8% | 279,285 number | 193,343 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 282,365 number | 245,458 number | 351,991 number | 7 |
| 1990s | 268,803 number | 251,703 number | 281,135 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 189,384 number | 134,613 number | 223,917 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 76,969 number | 57,009 number | 117,805 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
More education data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.66 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1746 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0626 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 28.09 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 57,009 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 351,991 number in 1983.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 57,009 number in 2019.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 36th out of 39 groups with data for 2019.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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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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.