Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male was 96.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), 1986–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) recorded 96.7% for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in 2022. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) peaked at 96.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 89.0%, in 1986.
That places ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 76th out of 204 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 89.0% | — |
| 1987 | 89.1% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 89.7% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 90.1% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 90.8% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 91.4% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 91.9% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 92.3% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 92.6% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 93.0% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 93.2% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 93.3% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 93.5% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 93.5% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 93.6% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 93.8% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 93.9% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 93.4% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 93.7% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 93.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 93.7% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 94.5% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 94.6% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 94.6% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 94.6% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 95.0% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 95.2% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 95.6% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 96.0% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 96.1% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 96.3% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 96.6% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 96.5% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 96.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 96.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 96.7% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 89.5% | 89.0% | 90.1% | 4 |
| 1990s | 92.5% | 90.8% | 93.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.0% | 93.4% | 94.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.8% | 94.6% | 96.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.6% | 96.6% | 96.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
More education data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.81 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.35 % change on previous year (2022)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) was 96.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The highest recorded value was 96.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.0% in 1986.
- How does ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male?
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 76th out of 204 groups with data for 2022.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 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