Literacy rate, youth male in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Literacy rate, youth male was 93.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, youth male in Lower middle income, 1975–2024
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 Lower middle income is 93.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth male in Lower middle income peaked at 93.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 67.3%, in 1975.
Lower middle income ranks 24th of 40 groups on this measure, 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 Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of males ages 15-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 67.3% | — |
| 1976 | 67.3% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 67.8% | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 68.1% | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 68.3% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 68.5% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 68.6% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 68.8% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 69.0% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 69.2% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 69.5% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 69.7% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 70.2% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 72.4% | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 73.1% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 73.7% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 74.3% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 75.4% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 76.4% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 77.0% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 77.5% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 78.2% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 78.7% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 81.5% | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 82.1% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 82.3% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 82.7% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 83.1% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 84.1% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 84.4% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 85.3% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 84.5% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 84.7% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 85.2% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 85.5% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 86.8% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 87.1% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 87.7% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 88.7% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 89.0% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 89.5% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 89.9% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 90.3% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 90.7% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 92.5% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 92.7% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 92.9% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 93.0% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 93.2% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 93.4% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 67.8% | 67.3% | 68.3% | 5 |
| 1980s | 69.9% | 68.5% | 73.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.5% | 73.7% | 82.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.2% | 82.3% | 85.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.2% | 86.8% | 92.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.0% | 92.7% | 93.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More education data for Lower middle income
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 265.94 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 343.48 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 29.5% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1181 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, youth male in Lower middle income?
- Literacy rate, youth male in Lower middle income was 93.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, youth male recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 93.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth male recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.3% in 1975.
- How does Lower middle income rank for literacy rate, youth male?
- Lower middle income ranks 24th out of 40 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, youth male rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower middle income 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.