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India: Illiterate youth population, 15-24 years, rural, both sexes

5.95Mcount · 2023

Illiterate youth population, 15-24 years, rural, both sexes (number). UNESCO Institute for Statistics indicator ILLPOP.AG15T24.RUR. Annual figures for India from 2001 to 2023.

20012023

Every year

YearValue (count)Note
20235,948,038
20226,950,159
201125,641,184
200139,305,548

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Published by UIS, produced by UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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UIS (2026). Illiterate youth population, 15-24 years, rural, both sexes. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/uis-illpop-ag15t24-rur (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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