Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)
ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male was 78.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120), 1982–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) recorded 78.9% for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) peaked at 78.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 58.8%, in 1998.
That places ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) 189th out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 58.8% | — |
| 1983 | 59.2% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 59.6% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 60.1% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 60.4% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 61.1% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 60.9% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 61.3% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 61.3% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 60.5% | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 59.7% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 59.5% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 59.4% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 59.9% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 59.6% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 59.8% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 58.8% | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 60.3% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 60.2% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 60.8% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 66.4% | +9.2% |
| 2003 | 66.7% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 66.8% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 67.0% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 66.5% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 67.7% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 67.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 69.1% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 70.4% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 71.2% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 73.8% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 75.4% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 75.3% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 75.6% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 76.3% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 77.2% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 77.8% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 77.5% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 77.6% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 78.0% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 78.3% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 78.6% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 78.9% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 60.2% | 58.8% | 61.3% | 8 |
| 1990s | 59.9% | 58.8% | 61.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.9% | 60.2% | 69.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.1% | 70.4% | 77.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.3% | 77.6% | 78.9% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.9 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.79 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.94 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.39 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.16 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.77 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.77 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) was 78.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male recorded in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- The highest recorded value was 78.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male recorded in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.8% in 1998.
- How does ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male?
- ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) ranks 189th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male rising or falling in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) 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