Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male was 99.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408), 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) recorded 99.7% for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) peaked at 99.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 92.5%, in 1976.
That places ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) 27th out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 92.5% | — |
| 1977 | 92.5% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 93.2% | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 93.8% | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 94.4% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 94.8% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 95.2% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 95.5% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 95.8% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 96.0% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 96.2% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 96.4% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 96.9% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 96.9% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 96.8% | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 96.9% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 96.9% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 96.9% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 97.0% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 97.1% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 98.8% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.5% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.5% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 93.0% | 92.5% | 93.8% | 4 |
| 1980s | 95.8% | 94.4% | 96.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 97.5% | 96.8% | 98.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.2% | 98.9% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.5% | 99.5% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.6% | 99.6% | 99.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
More education data for ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4947 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 58.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 51.47 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1647 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 109.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 119.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7719 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) was 99.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male recorded in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male recorded in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.5% in 1976.
- How does ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male?
- ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) ranks 27th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male rising or falling in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) 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