Albania vs Least developed countries: Literacy rate, youth male

Albania
98.9%
in 2023
Least developed countries
82.1%
in 2024
Albania rank
30th
Least developed countries rank
33rd

Literacy rate, youth male over time

  • Albania
  • Least developed countries
020406080100198120022024

How they compare

Albania currently reports 98.9% against 82.1% in Least developed countries, a difference of 16.8%.

That makes Albania's figure about 1.2 times Least developed countries's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Albania has been ahead every year.

Albania ranks 30th and Least developed countries ranks 33rd of 95 countries.

Albania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Albania Least developed countries Difference Ahead
2000s 97.6% 69.4% 28.2% Albania
2010s 98.9% 77.9% 21.0% Albania
2020s 98.9% 81.9% 17.0% Albania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, youth male, Albania or Least developed countries?
Albania, at 98.9% against 82.1% in Least developed countries as of 2023.
What is the difference in literacy rate, youth male between Albania and Least developed countries?
16.8%, with Albania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Least developed countries?
7 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Albania and Least developed countries rank globally for literacy rate, youth male?
Albania ranks 30th and Least developed countries ranks 33rd of 95 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Albania vs Least developed countries: Literacy rate, youth male. Statizoid, drawing on Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Retrieved 17 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/literacy-rate-youth-male-percent-of-males-ages-15-24/albania/least-developed-countries-un-classification/

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/compare/literacy-rate-youth-male-percent-of-males-ages-15-24/albania/least-developed-countries-un-classification/">Albania vs Least developed countries: Literacy rate, youth male</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24)
Unit
% of males ages 15-24
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
135 places, 2,765 data points, 1974–2024
Last refreshed

Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.