Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male was 80.1% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
80.1%
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
182nd
of 204 groups
All-time high
84.1%
in 2005
All-time low
74.5%
in 1991
Years of data
28
1991–2019
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), 1991–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) stood at 80.1%.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) peaked at 84.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 74.5%, in 1991.
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) ranks 182nd of 204 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 74.5% | — |
| 1992 | 75.6% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 76.3% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 76.7% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 77.3% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 78.2% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 79.1% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 79.8% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 80.5% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 81.2% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 81.9% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 82.5% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 83.2% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 83.8% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 84.1% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 76.0% | -9.6% |
| 2007 | 76.5% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 76.9% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 77.2% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 77.5% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 77.9% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 78.5% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 78.8% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 79.4% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 79.6% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 79.9% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 80.1% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 80.1% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.6% | 74.5% | 80.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 80.3% | 76.0% | 84.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.1% | 77.5% | 80.1% | 9 |
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 651,300 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 431,218 (2020)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 235,625 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.53 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 12.78 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 11 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.29 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.82 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.03 million (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) was 80.1% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The highest recorded value was 84.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.5% in 1991.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male?
- ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) ranks 182nd out of 204 groups with data for 2019.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) 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