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

Iraq: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male was 196,503 number in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
196,503 number
Change on year
down 21.1%
World rank
22nd
of 86 countries
All-time high
606,873 number
in 2013
All-time low
196,503 number
in 2017
Years of data
6
2000–2017

Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Iraq, 2000–2017

200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k600.0k2000200820172000: 278.4k number2012: 420.5k number2013: 606.9k number2014: 289.6k number2016: 248.9k number2017: 196.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Iraq recorded 196,503 number for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of down 21.1% on the previous year and down 53.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Iraq peaked at 606,873 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 196,503 number, in 2017.

Iraq ranks 22nd of 86 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male (number) in Iraq, 2000 to 2017.
Year number Change
2000 278,442 number
2012 420,491 number +51.0%
2013 606,873 number +44.3%
2014 289,609 number -52.3%
2016 248,947 number -14.0%
2017 196,503 number -21.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 278,442 number 278,442 number 278,442 number 1
2010s 352,485 number 196,503 number 606,873 number 5

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 19 Cameroon 307,850 number compare
  2. 20 Central African Republic 263,922 number compare
  3. 21 China 199,329 number compare
  4. 23 Rwanda 187,189 number compare
  5. 24 Nepal 180,840 number compare
  6. 25 Brazil 174,943 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Iraq?
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Iraq was 196,503 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 606,873 number in 2013.
What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 196,503 number in 2017.
How does Iraq rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?
Iraq ranks 22nd out of 86 countries with data for 2017.
Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male rising or falling in Iraq?
Over the last ten years it is down 53.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Iraq 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.