Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male was 83.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), 1982–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) is 83.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) peaked at 83.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 70.3%, in 1982.
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 153rd of 204 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 70.3% | — |
| 1983 | 70.7% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 71.1% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 71.6% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 72.0% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 72.6% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 72.9% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 73.3% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 73.7% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 74.1% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 74.2% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 74.2% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 74.4% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 74.3% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 74.5% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 74.8% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 74.9% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 75.6% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 75.0% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 75.3% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 77.2% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 77.7% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 78.1% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 77.7% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 77.0% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 77.1% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 77.3% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 77.6% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 78.1% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 79.2% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 80.5% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 81.2% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 81.2% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 81.5% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 81.2% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 81.4% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 82.4% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 82.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 82.5% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 82.6% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 82.8% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 82.9% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 83.1% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 71.8% | 70.3% | 73.3% | 8 |
| 1990s | 74.5% | 73.7% | 75.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.0% | 75.0% | 78.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.9% | 78.1% | 82.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.8% | 82.5% | 83.1% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 50.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) was 83.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The highest recorded value was 83.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.3% in 1982.
- How does ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male?
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 153rd out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male rising or falling in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release