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

ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
95.2%
in 2024
Zambia
79.3%
in 2024
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank
85th
Zambia rank
85th

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

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

ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) currently reports 95.2% against 79.3% in Zambia, a difference of 15.9%.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1990 it was ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ahead.

ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 85th and Zambia ranks 85th 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) Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 83.4% 69.9% 13.4% ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
2000s 86.9% 77.7% 9.2% ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
2010s 92.9% 86.6% 6.2% ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
2020s 94.8% 85.2% 9.6% 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 Zambia?
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), at 95.2% against 79.3% in Zambia 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 Zambia?
15.9%, 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 Zambia?
11 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) and Zambia rank globally for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male?
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 85th and Zambia ranks 85th 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