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

ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
96.9%
in 2024
Ethiopia
88.4%
in 2022
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank
74th
Ethiopia rank
73rd

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

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

How they compare

ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) currently reports 96.9% against 88.4% in Ethiopia, a difference of 8.5%.

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

Across all 11 years both countries report, ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 74th and Ethiopia ranks 73rd of 204 groups.

ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1990s 87.7% 39.3% 48.4% ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
2000s 92.0% 58.7% 33.3% ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
2010s 94.7% 76.2% 18.6% ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
2020s 96.6% 86.5% 10.1% 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, ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) or Ethiopia?
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), at 96.9% against 88.4% in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male between ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) and Ethiopia?
8.5%, with ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) and Ethiopia?
11 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2022.
How do ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) and Ethiopia rank globally for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male?
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 74th and Ethiopia ranks 73rd of 204 groups.
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