Which has higher literacy rate, youth male, Europe & Central Asia or Palestine?

Palestine, at 99.9% against 99.8% in Europe & Central Asia as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Palestine?

19 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2022.

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.

Europe & Central Asia vs Palestine: Literacy rate, youth male

Europe & Central Asia

99.8%

in 2023

Palestine

99.9%

in 2024

Europe & Central Asia rank

3rd

Palestine rank

5th

Literacy rate, youth male over time

Europe & Central Asia
Palestine

How they compare

Palestine currently reports 99.9% against 99.8% in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 0.1%.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 3rd and Palestine ranks 5th of 40 groups.

Europe & Central Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Europe & Central Asia	Palestine	Difference	Ahead
1990s	99.2%	96.9%	2.2%	Europe & Central Asia
2000s	99.4%	99.1%	0.3%	Europe & Central Asia
2010s	99.7%	99.3%	0.3%	Europe & Central Asia
2020s	99.8%	99.3%	0.4%	Europe & Central Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, youth male, Europe & Central Asia or Palestine?: Palestine, at 99.9% against 99.8% in Europe & Central Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in literacy rate, youth male between Europe & Central Asia and Palestine?: 0.1%, with Palestine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Palestine?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2022.
How do Europe & Central Asia and Palestine rank globally for literacy rate, youth male?: Europe & Central Asia ranks 3rd and Palestine ranks 5th 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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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: 17 September 2026

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.