Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117)
ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male was 72.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117), 1983–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) is 72.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) peaked at 72.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 48.4%, in 1996.
ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) ranks 200th of 204 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 50.8% | — |
| 1984 | 50.8% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 51.0% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 50.9% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 51.4% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 51.3% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 51.3% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 51.0% | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 50.5% | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 49.9% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 49.3% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 48.6% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 49.0% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 48.4% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 48.5% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 49.4% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 52.0% | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 51.8% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 52.5% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 59.8% | +13.9% |
| 2003 | 60.3% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 62.7% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 63.2% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 62.3% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 63.9% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 64.6% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 65.9% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 67.2% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 67.8% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 68.2% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 69.7% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 69.5% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 69.8% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 70.1% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 71.2% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 71.9% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 71.3% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 71.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 71.7% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 72.0% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 72.2% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 72.4% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 51.1% | 50.8% | 51.4% | 7 |
| 1990s | 49.7% | 48.4% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.7% | 51.8% | 65.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.7% | 67.2% | 71.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.9% | 71.3% | 72.4% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.25 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.4 % change on previous year (2015)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.64 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) was 72.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male recorded in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117)?
- The highest recorded value was 72.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male recorded in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117)?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.4% in 1996.
- How does ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male?
- ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) ranks 200th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male rising or falling in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) 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