Literacy rate, youth male in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: Literacy rate, youth male was 99.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, youth male in Late-demographic dividend, 1976–2024
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 Late-demographic dividend is 99.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth male in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 99.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 92.3%, in 1976.
Late-demographic dividend ranks 6th of 40 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Literacy rate, youth male in Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of males ages 15-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 92.3% | — |
| 1977 | 92.3% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 92.7% | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 93.1% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 93.5% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 93.7% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 93.9% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 94.2% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 94.4% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 94.6% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 94.7% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 94.9% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 95.3% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 95.2% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 95.2% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 95.5% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 95.6% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 95.8% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 96.0% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 96.2% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 96.3% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 97.5% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 98.0% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 98.3% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 98.8% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.9% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.1% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 92.6% | 92.3% | 93.1% | 4 |
| 1980s | 94.4% | 93.5% | 95.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 96.3% | 95.2% | 97.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.4% | 97.7% | 98.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.2% | 98.9% | 99.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.4% | 99.3% | 99.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
More education data for Late-demographic dividend
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 177.18 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 173.78 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.3036 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0746 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 68.9% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.38 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 17.0% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, youth male in Late-demographic dividend?
- Literacy rate, youth male in Late-demographic dividend was 99.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, youth male recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth male recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.3% in 1976.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for literacy rate, youth male?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 6th out of 40 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, youth male rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Late-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.