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

Thailand: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male was 111,239 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
111,239 number
Change on year
up 13.6%
World rank
29th
of 86 countries
All-time high
162,819 number
in 2010
All-time low
93,488 number
in 2005
Years of data
7
1980–2018

Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Thailand, 1980–2018

050.0k100.0k150.0k1980199920181980: 120.7k number2000: 103.8k number2005: 93.5k number2010: 162.8k number2013: 98.1k number2015: 97.9k number2018: 111.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Thailand is 111,239 number, measured in 2018.

That represents a change of up 13.6% on the previous year and down 31.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Thailand peaked at 162,819 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 93,488 number, in 2005.

Thailand ranks 29th of 86 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male (number) in Thailand, 1980 to 2018.
Year number Change
1980 120,661 number
2000 103,774 number -14.0%
2005 93,488 number -9.9%
2010 162,819 number +74.2%
2013 98,138 number -39.7%
2015 97,888 number -0.3%
2018 111,239 number +13.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 120,661 number 120,661 number 120,661 number 1
2000s 98,631 number 93,488 number 103,774 number 2
2010s 117,521 number 97,888 number 162,819 number 4

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 26 Zambia 133,422 number compare
  2. 27 Cambodia 133,054 number compare
  3. 28 Philippines 111,245 number compare
  4. 30 Viet Nam 111,185 number compare
  5. 31 Iran, Islamic Republic of 104,850 number compare
  6. 32 Malaysia 95,668 number compare

See the full ranking of 125 places →

More education data for Thailand

All data for Thailand →

Frequently asked questions

What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Thailand?
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Thailand was 111,239 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 162,819 number in 2010.
What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 93,488 number in 2005.
How does Thailand rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?
Thailand ranks 29th out of 86 countries with data for 2018.
Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Thailand 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 7 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Thailand. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 02 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/youth-illiterate-population-15-24-years-male-number/thailand/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/youth-illiterate-population-15-24-years-male-number/thailand/">Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Thailand</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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
Last refreshed

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.