Literacy rate, youth male in World
World: Literacy rate, youth male was 94.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, youth male in World, 1975–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of males ages 15-24.
Analysis
World recorded 94.1% for literacy rate, youth male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth male in World peaked at 94.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 82.6%, in 1976.
World ranks 21st 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 World, year by year
| Year | % of males ages 15-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 82.7% | — |
| 1976 | 82.6% | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 82.7% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 83.0% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 83.4% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 83.6% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 83.8% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 84.0% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 84.2% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 84.4% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 84.7% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 85.0% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 85.5% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 86.4% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 86.6% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 86.9% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 87.1% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 87.4% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 87.7% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 87.9% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 88.0% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 88.2% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 88.7% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 89.7% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 89.9% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 89.9% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 90.0% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 90.4% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 90.8% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 91.0% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 91.4% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 90.9% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 91.1% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 91.4% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 91.5% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 91.9% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 92.1% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 92.3% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 92.7% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 92.8% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 92.9% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 93.0% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 93.1% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 93.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 93.9% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 93.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 94.0% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 94.1% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 94.1% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 82.9% | 82.6% | 83.4% | 5 |
| 1980s | 84.8% | 83.6% | 86.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.1% | 86.9% | 89.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.8% | 89.9% | 91.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.8% | 91.9% | 93.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.0% | 93.9% | 94.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
More education data for World
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 651.68 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 780.85 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0959 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, youth male in World?
- Literacy rate, youth male in World was 94.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, youth male recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 94.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth male recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.6% in 1976.
- How does World rank for literacy rate, youth male?
- World ranks 21st out of 40 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, youth male rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.