Literacy rate, youth male in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Literacy rate, youth male was 95.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, youth male in Early-demographic dividend, 1975–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of males ages 15-24.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, youth male in Early-demographic dividend stood at 95.1%. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth male in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 95.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 71.0%, in 1975.
That places Early-demographic dividend 19th 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 50 years of available data.
Literacy rate, youth male in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of males ages 15-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 71.0% | — |
| 1976 | 71.1% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 71.5% | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 71.9% | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 72.2% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 72.4% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 72.6% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 72.8% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 73.0% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 73.3% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 73.6% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 73.8% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 74.7% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 76.6% | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 77.3% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 78.0% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 78.6% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 79.5% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 80.3% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 80.9% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 81.4% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 81.9% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 82.3% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 84.7% | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 85.0% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 85.4% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 85.6% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 86.5% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 87.3% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 87.7% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 88.6% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 87.7% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 88.2% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 89.0% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 89.3% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 90.2% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 90.3% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 90.6% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 91.3% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 91.7% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 92.2% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 92.5% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 92.7% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 92.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 94.4% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 94.5% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 94.7% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 94.8% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 94.9% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 95.1% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 71.5% | 71.0% | 72.2% | 5 |
| 1980s | 74.0% | 72.4% | 77.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 81.3% | 78.0% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.5% | 85.4% | 89.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.9% | 90.2% | 94.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.8% | 94.5% | 95.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
More education data for Early-demographic dividend
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 320.06 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 364.78 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.3% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1027 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, youth male in Early-demographic dividend?
- Literacy rate, youth male in Early-demographic dividend was 95.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, youth male recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 95.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth male recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.0% in 1975.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for literacy rate, youth male?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 19th out of 40 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, youth male rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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.