Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male was 83.5% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1989–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) stood at 83.5%.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) peaked at 87.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 77.6%, in 1989.
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 152nd of 204 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 77.6% | — |
| 1990 | 78.5% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 79.4% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 80.4% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 81.0% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 81.3% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 81.8% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 82.4% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 83.0% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 83.5% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 84.0% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 84.6% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 85.2% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 85.7% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 86.3% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 86.9% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 87.3% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 80.8% | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 81.4% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 81.9% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 82.1% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 82.3% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 82.5% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 82.8% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 82.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 82.6% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 82.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 82.8% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 83.1% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 83.2% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 83.5% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 77.6% | 77.6% | 77.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 81.5% | 78.5% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.2% | 80.8% | 87.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.8% | 82.3% | 83.5% | 10 |
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 661,389 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 685,428 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 441,485 (2020)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 265,472 (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 316,507 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2475 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.35 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.4 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.70 million (2016)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) was 83.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- The highest recorded value was 87.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.6% in 1989.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male?
- ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 152nd out of 204 groups with data for 2019.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 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