Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)
ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes was 97.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504), 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) recorded 97.3% for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) peaked at 97.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 56.3%, in 1976.
That places ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) 69th out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 56.3% | — |
| 1977 | 56.3% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 56.7% | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 57.0% | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 57.8% | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 58.5% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 59.3% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 60.7% | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 62.1% | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 63.7% | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 65.1% | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 66.6% | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 67.9% | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 69.2% | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 70.4% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 72.9% | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 74.0% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 75.0% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 76.0% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 77.1% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 78.1% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 79.2% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 79.2% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 80.1% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 80.9% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 82.1% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 83.0% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 83.8% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 84.7% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 85.3% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 86.1% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 87.2% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 88.6% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 89.4% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 90.2% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 90.7% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 94.3% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 94.9% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 93.7% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 94.3% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 94.9% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 95.4% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 95.8% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 96.1% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 96.5% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 96.7% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 97.0% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 97.2% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 97.3% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56.6% | 56.3% | 57.0% | 4 |
| 1980s | 63.1% | 57.8% | 69.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.2% | 70.4% | 80.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.1% | 80.9% | 89.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.0% | 90.2% | 96.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.9% | 96.5% | 97.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)
More education data for ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 14.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 607,210 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 5.5 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) was 97.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- The highest recorded value was 97.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.3% in 1976.
- How does ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) ranks 69th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release