Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in IDA blend

IDA blend: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male was 9.15 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
9.15 million number
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
18th
of 38 groups
All-time high
9.36 million number
in 2007
All-time low
6.29 million number
in 1981
Years of data
39
1981–2019

Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in IDA blend, 1981–2019

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M1981200020191981: 6.3M number1982: 6.5M number1983: 6.7M number1984: 6.9M number1985: 7.1M number1986: 7.3M number1987: 7.4M number1988: 7.5M number1989: 7.6M number1990: 7.7M number1991: 7.8M number1992: 7.1M number1993: 6.3M number1994: 6.4M number1995: 6.4M number1996: 6.5M number1997: 6.6M number1998: 6.7M number1999: 6.8M number2000: 7.8M number2001: 7.9M number2002: 8.1M number2003: 7.5M number2004: 7.6M number2005: 8.2M number2006: 7.3M number2007: 9.4M number2008: 8.7M number2009: 8.8M number2010: 9.0M number2011: 9.3M number2012: 8.8M number2013: 9.1M number2014: 9.1M number2015: 9.1M number2016: 9.1M number2017: 9.0M number2018: 9.0M number2019: 9.1M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

IDA blend recorded 9.15 million number for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in 2019.

The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in IDA blend peaked at 9.36 million number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 6.29 million number, in 1981.

That places IDA blend 18th out of 38 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male (number) in IDA blend, 1981 to 2019.
Year number Change
1981 6.29 million number
1982 6.49 million number +3.2%
1983 6.69 million number +3.1%
1984 6.89 million number +3.0%
1985 7.08 million number +2.8%
1986 7.25 million number +2.4%
1987 7.37 million number +1.7%
1988 7.49 million number +1.6%
1989 7.62 million number +1.7%
1990 7.74 million number +1.5%
1991 7.81 million number +0.9%
1992 7.09 million number -9.2%
1993 6.33 million number -10.7%
1994 6.36 million number +0.4%
1995 6.40 million number +0.6%
1996 6.45 million number +0.9%
1997 6.55 million number +1.6%
1998 6.69 million number +2.1%
1999 6.79 million number +1.4%
2000 7.76 million number +14.4%
2001 7.87 million number +1.4%
2002 8.08 million number +2.6%
2003 7.47 million number -7.5%
2004 7.64 million number +2.3%
2005 8.23 million number +7.7%
2006 7.32 million number -11.0%
2007 9.36 million number +27.8%
2008 8.70 million number -7.1%
2009 8.84 million number +1.6%
2010 8.96 million number +1.4%
2011 9.32 million number +3.9%
2012 8.85 million number -5.0%
2013 9.09 million number +2.8%
2014 9.13 million number +0.3%
2015 9.12 million number -0.0%
2016 9.11 million number -0.1%
2017 9.05 million number -0.7%
2018 9.04 million number -0.0%
2019 9.15 million number +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 7.02 million number 6.29 million number 7.62 million number 9
1990s 6.82 million number 6.33 million number 7.81 million number 10
2000s 8.13 million number 7.32 million number 9.36 million number 10
2010s 9.08 million number 8.85 million number 9.32 million number 10

Countries ranked near IDA blend

  1. 15 Malawi 471,139 number compare
  2. 16 Senegal 369,919 number compare
  3. 17 Benin 348,288 number compare
  4. 18 South Africa 310,894 number compare
  5. 19 Cameroon 307,850 number compare
  6. 20 Central African Republic 263,922 number compare
  7. 21 China 199,329 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in IDA blend?
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in IDA blend was 9.15 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in IDA blend?
The highest recorded value was 9.36 million number in 2007.
What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in IDA blend?
The lowest recorded value was 6.29 million number in 1981.
How does IDA blend rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?
IDA blend ranks 18th out of 38 groups with data for 2019.
Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male rising or falling in IDA blend?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this IDA blend 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.