Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male was 76.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109), 1989–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) is 76.9%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) peaked at 76.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 62.9%, in 1998.
That places ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) 194th out of 204 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 66.7% | — |
| 1990 | 66.5% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 66.1% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 65.6% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 65.1% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 64.5% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 64.0% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 63.6% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 63.2% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 62.9% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 63.7% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 63.6% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 63.5% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 71.5% | +12.6% |
| 2003 | 72.1% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 72.6% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 71.0% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 68.3% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 71.0% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 71.7% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 72.5% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 73.0% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 73.6% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 73.9% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 74.5% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 74.3% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 74.9% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 75.5% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 76.3% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 76.6% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 76.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 76.7% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 76.7% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 76.8% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 76.9% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 66.7% | 66.7% | 66.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 64.5% | 62.9% | 66.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.8% | 63.5% | 72.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.9% | 73.0% | 76.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.8% | 76.7% | 76.9% | 4 |
More education data for ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.80 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.5154 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.14 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.6 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.52 million (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5427 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.91 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7137 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.62 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6253 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) was 76.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male recorded in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- The highest recorded value was 76.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male recorded in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.9% in 1998.
- How does ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male?
- ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) ranks 194th out of 204 groups with data for 2023.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male rising or falling in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) 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