Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male was 81.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 1985–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) recorded 81.3% for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) peaked at 81.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 71.2%, in 1985.
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 168th of 204 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 71.2% | — |
| 1986 | 71.4% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 71.9% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 72.0% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 72.4% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 72.7% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 72.7% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 72.5% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 72.6% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 72.7% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 72.5% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 72.5% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 72.7% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 72.8% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 73.5% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 72.6% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 72.9% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 75.1% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 75.0% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 75.4% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 74.9% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 74.2% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 74.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 74.4% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 74.8% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 75.3% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 76.7% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 77.9% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 78.7% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 78.8% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 79.1% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 79.3% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 79.6% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 80.7% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 80.8% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 80.8% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 80.9% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 81.0% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 81.2% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 81.3% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 71.8% | 71.2% | 72.4% | 5 |
| 1990s | 72.7% | 72.5% | 73.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.4% | 72.6% | 75.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.7% | 75.3% | 80.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.1% | 80.8% | 81.3% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.89 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 38.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) was 81.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The highest recorded value was 81.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.2% in 1985.
- How does ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male?
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 168th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male rising or falling in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 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