Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male was 89.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
89.0%
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
133rd
of 204 groups
All-time high
90.2%
in 2013
All-time low
78.9%
in 1974
Years of data
51
1974–2024
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) stood at 89.0%.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 90.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 78.9%, in 1974.
That places ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 133rd out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 78.9% | — |
| 1975 | 79.0% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 79.7% | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 80.4% | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 81.1% | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 81.5% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 81.5% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 82.2% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 82.6% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 83.0% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 83.3% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 83.6% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 83.7% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 83.8% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 84.1% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 83.9% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 82.4% | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 82.1% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 81.9% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 82.8% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 82.6% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 82.6% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 82.8% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 85.7% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 85.9% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 86.2% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 88.3% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 88.2% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 89.0% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 88.6% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 87.4% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 86.2% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 86.6% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 86.7% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 89.5% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 89.6% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 89.7% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 90.2% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 89.5% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 88.7% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 89.0% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 86.7% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 88.3% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 89.6% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 89.5% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 88.9% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 88.7% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 88.6% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 89.0% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 80.1% | 78.9% | 81.5% | 6 |
| 1980s | 83.1% | 81.5% | 83.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 83.1% | 81.9% | 85.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.3% | 85.9% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.1% | 86.7% | 90.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.9% | 88.6% | 89.5% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2683 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6859 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.16 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 89.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 90.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.9% in 1974.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 133rd out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 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