Literacy rate, youth male in Arab World
Arab World: Literacy rate, youth male was 92.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, youth male in Arab World, 1980–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of males ages 15-24.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, youth male in Arab World is 92.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth male in Arab World peaked at 92.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 76.8%, in 1980.
That places Arab World 25th out of 40 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Literacy rate, youth male in Arab World, year by year
| Year | % of males ages 15-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 76.8% | — |
| 1981 | 77.1% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 77.5% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 78.0% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 78.6% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 79.2% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 79.8% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 80.4% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 81.1% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 81.8% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 82.6% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 83.7% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 84.4% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 84.5% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 85.0% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 85.5% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 86.0% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 86.4% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 86.7% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 87.0% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 87.3% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 87.7% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 88.1% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 89.7% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 90.0% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 90.2% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 88.2% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 89.0% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 89.5% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 89.7% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 89.9% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 90.4% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 91.2% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 91.8% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 91.8% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 91.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 90.6% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 91.0% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 91.1% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 91.3% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 91.5% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 91.7% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 91.8% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 92.0% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 92.2% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 79.0% | 76.8% | 81.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 85.2% | 82.6% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.9% | 87.3% | 90.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.1% | 89.9% | 91.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.8% | 91.5% | 92.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
More education data for Arab World
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 40.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.62 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.7891 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1129 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 32.0% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, youth male in Arab World?
- Literacy rate, youth male in Arab World was 92.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, youth male recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 92.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth male recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.8% in 1980.
- How does Arab World rank for literacy rate, youth male?
- Arab World ranks 25th out of 40 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, youth male rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab World data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.