Burundi vs ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male

Burundi
88.2%
in 2020
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
96.9%
in 2024
Burundi rank
74th
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank
74th

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

  • Burundi
  • ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
020406080100197519992024

How they compare

ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) currently reports 96.9% against 88.2% in Burundi, a difference of 8.7%.

That makes ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)'s figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) has been ahead every year.

Burundi ranks 74th and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 74th of 95 countries.

ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) Difference Ahead
1970s 40.9% 81.2% 40.3% ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
1990s 59.5% 86.5% 27.0% ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
2000s 71.7% 91.9% 20.2% ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
2010s 86.4% 94.5% 8.0% ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
2020s 88.2% 96.4% 8.2% ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male, Burundi or ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), at 96.9% against 88.2% in Burundi as of 2024.
What is the difference in youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male between Burundi and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
8.7%, with ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
9 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2020.
How do Burundi and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank globally for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male?
Burundi ranks 74th and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 74th 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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About this data

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