Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Europe & Central Asia
Europe & Central Asia: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male was 162,891 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Europe & Central Asia, 1990–2019
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 is 162,891 number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 46.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 575,244 number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 162,891 number, in 2019.
Europe & Central Asia ranks 34th of 39 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Europe & Central Asia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 449,910 number | — |
| 1991 | 442,844 number | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 561,288 number | +26.7% |
| 1993 | 556,541 number | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 552,229 number | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 548,459 number | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 543,272 number | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 538,938 number | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 559,471 number | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 575,244 number | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 486,581 number | -15.4% |
| 2001 | 476,847 number | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 441,758 number | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 446,248 number | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 456,414 number | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 410,217 number | -10.1% |
| 2006 | 422,320 number | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 388,955 number | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 394,538 number | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 302,481 number | -23.3% |
| 2010 | 278,366 number | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 270,773 number | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 249,337 number | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 229,283 number | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 210,581 number | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 204,038 number | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 184,339 number | -9.7% |
| 2017 | 178,520 number | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 170,975 number | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 162,891 number | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 532,820 number | 442,844 number | 575,244 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 422,636 number | 302,481 number | 486,581 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 213,910 number | 162,891 number | 278,366 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia
More education data for Europe & Central Asia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.52 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 83.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 52.35 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.0527 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0564 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Europe & Central Asia?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Europe & Central Asia was 162,891 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?
- The highest recorded value was 575,244 number in 1999.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 162,891 number in 2019.
- How does Europe & Central Asia rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 34th out of 39 groups with data for 2019.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia 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.