Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)
ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male was 81.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115), 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) stood at 81.9%. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) peaked at 81.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 62.2%, in 2007.
That places ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) 165th out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 79.0% | — |
| 1995 | 79.0% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 78.2% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 77.5% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 76.7% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 75.9% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 75.1% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 74.4% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 73.6% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 72.8% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 63.2% | -13.2% |
| 2005 | 63.0% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 62.5% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 62.2% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 69.1% | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 68.5% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 68.4% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 68.4% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 79.8% | +16.6% |
| 2013 | 80.3% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 80.8% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 81.2% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 81.7% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 81.7% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 81.6% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 81.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 81.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 81.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 81.7% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 81.8% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 81.9% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.7% | 75.9% | 79.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 68.4% | 62.2% | 75.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.5% | 68.4% | 81.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.8% | 81.7% | 81.9% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.12 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 109,340 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 917,273 (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 6.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 154,475 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.48 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.81 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 7.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 7.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.62 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) was 81.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male recorded in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
- The highest recorded value was 81.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male recorded in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.2% in 2007.
- How does ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male?
- ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) ranks 165th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male rising or falling in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) 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