Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes was 92.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 1977–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia stood at 92.7%. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 92.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 72.9%, in 1977.
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 106th of 204 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 72.9% | — |
| 1978 | 73.2% | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 73.8% | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 74.1% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 74.5% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 75.0% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 75.2% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 76.6% | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 77.2% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 77.8% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 78.3% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 79.0% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 79.6% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 80.3% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 81.2% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 81.9% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 81.6% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 82.1% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 82.7% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 83.4% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 84.0% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 84.6% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 85.1% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 85.7% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 86.3% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 86.9% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 87.7% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 88.2% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 88.6% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 87.5% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 88.2% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 88.8% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 89.0% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 89.4% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 89.9% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 90.8% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 91.6% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 91.8% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 92.0% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 90.9% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 91.4% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 91.6% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 91.8% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 92.0% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 92.2% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 92.4% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 92.5% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 92.7% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 73.3% | 72.9% | 73.8% | 3 |
| 1980s | 76.7% | 74.1% | 79.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 82.7% | 80.3% | 85.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.7% | 85.7% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.1% | 89.4% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.4% | 92.0% | 92.7% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5703 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7875 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 92.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 92.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.9% in 1977.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 106th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 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