Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Saudi Arabia: Literacy rate, youth male

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
99.9%
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
100.0%
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
1st
Saudi Arabia rank
1st

Literacy rate, youth male over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 100.0% against 99.9% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 1st and Saudi Arabia ranks 1st of 40 groups.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1990s 98.7% 94.0% 4.7% Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2000s 99.2% 97.5% 1.7% Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2010s 99.8% 99.3% 0.5% Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2020s 99.9% 99.8% 0.1% Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, youth male, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 100.0% against 99.9% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in literacy rate, youth male between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Saudi Arabia?
0.1%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Saudi Arabia?
7 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Saudi Arabia rank globally for literacy rate, youth male?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 1st and Saudi Arabia ranks 1st of 40 groups.
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.

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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.