Literacy rate, youth male in OECD members
OECD members: Literacy rate, youth male was 99.3% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Literacy rate, youth male in OECD members, 2004–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of males ages 15-24.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 99.3% for literacy rate, youth male in 2022. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% over five years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth male in OECD members peaked at 99.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 98.6%, in 2004.
OECD members ranks 7th of 40 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Literacy rate, youth male in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of males ages 15-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 98.6% | — |
| 2005 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.2% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.7% | 98.6% | 98.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 99.2% | 99.2% | 99.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 99.2% | 99.2% | 99.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 5 Palestine, State of 99.9% compare
- 6 Armenia 99.9% compare
- 7 Azerbaijan 99.9% compare
- 8 Singapore 99.9% compare
- 9 Belarus 99.8% compare
- 9 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 99.8% compare
More education data for OECD members
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 116.41 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.38 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2049 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0654 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 16.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.28 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, youth male in OECD members?
- Literacy rate, youth male in OECD members was 99.3% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, youth male recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth male recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.6% in 2004.
- How does OECD members rank for literacy rate, youth male?
- OECD members ranks 7th out of 40 groups with data for 2022.
- Where does this OECD members 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.