ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) vs Nigeria: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male

ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
95.2%
in 2024
Nigeria
81.3%
in 2024
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank
85th
Nigeria rank
82nd

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

  • ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) currently reports 95.2% against 81.3% in Nigeria, a difference of 13.9%.

That makes ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)'s figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) has been ahead every year.

ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 85th and Nigeria ranks 82nd of 204 groups.

ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 82.5% 81.4% 1.1% ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
2000s 89.8% 79.9% 9.9% ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
2010s 93.6% 84.2% 9.3% ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
2020s 94.9% 79.5% 15.4% ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male, ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) or Nigeria?
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), at 95.2% against 81.3% in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male between ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) and Nigeria?
13.9%, with ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) and Nigeria?
9 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
How do ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) and Nigeria rank globally for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male?
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 85th and Nigeria ranks 82nd 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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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