Literacy rate, youth male in IDA only
IDA only: Literacy rate, youth male was 83.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, youth male in IDA only, 1981–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of males ages 15-24.
Analysis
IDA only recorded 83.6% for literacy rate, youth male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth male in IDA only peaked at 83.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 62.9%, in 1981.
IDA only ranks 31st of 40 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Literacy rate, youth male in IDA only, year by year
| Year | % of males ages 15-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 62.9% | — |
| 1982 | 63.1% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 63.2% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 63.4% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 63.6% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 63.8% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 64.1% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 65.8% | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 66.2% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 66.5% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 66.3% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 66.3% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 66.5% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 66.9% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 67.1% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 67.2% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 67.4% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 69.0% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 69.9% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 70.5% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 70.8% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 73.0% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 73.4% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 73.9% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 74.1% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 70.6% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 71.4% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 71.7% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 72.0% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 75.9% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 77.1% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 77.6% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 79.9% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 80.1% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 80.8% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 81.6% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 82.2% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 82.9% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 83.0% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 83.0% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 83.2% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 83.2% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 83.4% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 83.6% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 64.0% | 62.9% | 66.2% | 9 |
| 1990s | 67.3% | 66.3% | 69.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.1% | 70.5% | 74.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.1% | 75.9% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.3% | 83.0% | 83.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
More education data for IDA only
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 182.50 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.00 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9749 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 37.5% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1438 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 87.10 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, youth male in IDA only?
- Literacy rate, youth male in IDA only was 83.6% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, youth male recorded in IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 83.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth male recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.9% in 1981.
- How does IDA only rank for literacy rate, youth male?
- IDA only ranks 31st out of 40 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, youth male rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA only 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.