Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Small states
Small states: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male was 317,033 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Small states, 1987–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Small states recorded 317,033 number for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Small states peaked at 366,808 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 265,314 number, in 1999.
That places Small states 31st out of 38 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Small states, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 279,589 number | — |
| 1988 | 278,670 number | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 276,590 number | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 277,644 number | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 277,623 number | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 280,444 number | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 281,113 number | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 285,288 number | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 284,799 number | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 280,837 number | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 276,710 number | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 266,589 number | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 265,314 number | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 269,908 number | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 269,210 number | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 272,013 number | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 274,843 number | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 280,049 number | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 282,417 number | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 307,660 number | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 340,637 number | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 343,403 number | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 364,774 number | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 366,808 number | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 355,064 number | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 354,694 number | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 346,813 number | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 335,350 number | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 311,823 number | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 321,571 number | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 322,966 number | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 321,363 number | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 317,033 number | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 278,283 number | 276,590 number | 279,589 number | 3 |
| 1990s | 277,636 number | 265,314 number | 285,288 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 300,491 number | 269,210 number | 364,774 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 335,348 number | 311,823 number | 366,808 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Small states
More education data for Small states
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 243,069 (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 243,069 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.012 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 101.3% (2024)
- Labor force, female 43.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Small states?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Small states was 317,033 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 366,808 number in 2010.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 265,314 number in 1999.
- How does Small states rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?
- Small states ranks 31st out of 38 groups with data for 2019.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Small states 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.