Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male was 90.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
90.2%
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
129th
of 204 groups
All-time high
90.4%
in 2013
All-time low
68.7%
in 1974
Years of data
51
1974–2024
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) stood at 90.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) peaked at 90.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 68.7%, in 1974.
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) ranks 129th of 204 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 68.7% | — |
| 1975 | 69.0% | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 69.4% | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 69.6% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 70.0% | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 70.4% | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 70.8% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 71.3% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 71.8% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 72.8% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 73.7% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 74.6% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 75.7% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 76.5% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 77.3% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 78.1% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 78.8% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 80.3% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 81.0% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 80.9% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 81.4% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 82.0% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 82.8% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 83.4% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 83.8% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 84.3% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 84.7% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 85.4% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 85.9% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 89.0% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 89.3% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 89.5% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 85.9% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 86.6% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 87.3% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 87.5% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 88.0% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 88.5% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 89.8% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 90.4% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 90.2% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 90.4% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 87.9% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 88.3% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 88.6% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 88.8% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 89.1% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 89.4% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 89.6% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 89.8% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 90.2% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 69.5% | 68.7% | 70.4% | 6 |
| 1980s | 74.3% | 70.8% | 78.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 81.9% | 78.8% | 84.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.1% | 84.7% | 89.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.1% | 87.9% | 90.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.6% | 89.1% | 90.2% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.06 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 17.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.57 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) was 90.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The highest recorded value was 90.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.7% in 1974.
- How does ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male?
- ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) ranks 129th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male rising or falling in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) 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