Burkina Faso vs ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male

Burkina Faso
65.5%
in 2022
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
94.7%
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
92nd
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank
95th

Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
20406080100197519992024

How they compare

ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) currently reports 94.7% against 65.5% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 29.2%.

That makes ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)'s figure about 1.4 times Burkina Faso's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 92nd and ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 95th of 95 countries.

ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) Difference Ahead
1970s 22.4% 62.3% 39.9% ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
1990s 26.1% 71.7% 45.6% ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
2000s 41.3% 83.2% 41.8% ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
2010s 54.8% 89.8% 35.0% ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
2020s 66.1% 94.1% 28.0% ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male, Burkina Faso or ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), at 94.7% against 65.5% in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
What is the difference in youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male between Burkina Faso and ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
29.2%, with ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
13 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2022.
How do Burkina Faso and ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank globally for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male?
Burkina Faso ranks 92nd and ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 95th of 95 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
299 places, 9,726 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release