Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male was 92.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) stood at 92.2%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 92.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 76.8%, in 1980.
That places ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 119th 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 45 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 76.8% | — |
| 1981 | 77.1% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 77.5% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 78.0% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 78.6% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 79.2% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 79.8% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 80.4% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 81.1% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 81.8% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 82.6% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 83.7% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 84.4% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 84.5% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 85.0% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 85.5% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 86.0% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 86.4% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 86.7% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 87.0% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 87.3% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 87.7% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 88.1% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 89.7% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 90.0% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 90.2% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 88.2% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 89.0% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 89.5% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 89.7% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 89.9% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 90.4% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 91.2% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 91.8% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 91.8% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 91.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 90.6% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 91.0% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 91.1% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 91.3% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 91.5% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 91.7% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 91.8% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 92.0% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 92.2% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 79.0% | 76.8% | 81.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 85.2% | 82.6% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.9% | 87.3% | 90.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.1% | 89.9% | 91.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.8% | 91.5% | 92.2% | 5 |
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.75 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5445 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 92.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 92.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.8% in 1980.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 119th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 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