Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)
ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male was 83.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119), 1986–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) is 83.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) peaked at 83.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 75.2%, in 1986.
ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) ranks 157th of 204 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 75.2% | — |
| 1987 | 75.5% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 75.4% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 75.7% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 76.0% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 76.1% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 75.7% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 75.8% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 75.9% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 76.1% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 76.2% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 76.3% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 75.7% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 76.5% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 76.5% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 76.9% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 77.6% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 77.4% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 78.1% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 77.8% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 76.7% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 77.0% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 76.8% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 77.2% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 77.8% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 79.9% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 82.0% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 82.7% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 82.6% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 82.8% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 82.9% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 82.7% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 82.5% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 82.5% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 82.5% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 82.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 82.6% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 82.7% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 83.0% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 75.4% | 75.2% | 75.7% | 4 |
| 1990s | 76.0% | 75.7% | 76.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.2% | 76.5% | 78.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.8% | 77.8% | 82.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.7% | 82.5% | 83.0% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.0818 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.64 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.00 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) was 83.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male recorded in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)?
- The highest recorded value was 83.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male recorded in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.2% in 1986.
- How does ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male?
- ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) ranks 157th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male rising or falling in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) 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