The men's 1500 metres event at the 2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Beijing, China, at Chaoyang Sports Centre on 15 and 17 August.
| Gold | Remmy Limo Ndiwa | |
| Silver | Abdalaati Iguider | |
| Bronze | Belal Mansour Ali |
17 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | | 3:40.44 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 3:40.73 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 3:41.36 | ||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 3:41.68 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 3:42.10 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 3:42.59 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 3:42.71 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | 3:44.67 | ||||
| 9 | align=left | align=left |  | 3:45.39 | |||
| 10 | align=left | align=left |  | 3:46.89 | |||
| 11 | align=left | align=left |  | 3:48.16 | |||
| 12 | align=left | align=left | 3:49.27 |
15 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 3:50.22 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 3:50.23 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 3:52.39 | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 3:52.91 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 3:54.17 | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 3:54.52 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 3:54.88 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | | 3:55.09 | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left |  | 3:58.67 | |||
| 10 | align=left | align=left |  | 3:59.54 | |||
| 11 | align=left | align=left |  | 4:09.89 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 3:43.50 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 3:44.21 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 3:45.87 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 3:47.08 | q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 3:47.14 | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 3:47.49 | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 3:47.98 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | 3:48.22 | ||||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | | 3:51.90 | |||
| 10 | align=left | align=left |  | 3:56.78 | |||
| 11 | align=left | align=left |  | 4:00.32 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 3:44.90 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 3:45.59 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 3:45.79 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 3:45.81 | q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 3:45.87 | q | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 3:49.96 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 3:50.03 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | | 3:50.11 | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | 3:52.03 | ||||
| 10 | align=left | align=left | | 3:55.86 | |||
| 11 | align=left | align=left | 3:59.89 | ||||
| 12 | align=left | align=left | 4:26.06 |
According to an unofficial count, 34 athletes from 26 countries participated in the event.