Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)
ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male was 97.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504), 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) is 97.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) peaked at 97.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 70.8%, in 1976.
ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) ranks 68th of 204 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 70.8% | — |
| 1977 | 70.8% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 71.1% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 71.4% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 71.9% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 72.4% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 73.0% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 74.0% | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 75.0% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 76.1% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 77.1% | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 78.1% | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 79.0% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 79.8% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 80.5% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 83.1% | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 83.8% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 84.5% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 85.1% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 85.8% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 86.4% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 87.0% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 87.2% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 87.5% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 87.9% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 88.8% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 89.2% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 89.6% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 90.1% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 90.5% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 90.9% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 91.7% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 92.6% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 93.1% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 93.5% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 94.0% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 96.2% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 96.5% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 95.6% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 95.9% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 96.2% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 96.5% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 96.8% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 97.2% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 97.4% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 97.5% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 71.0% | 70.8% | 71.4% | 4 |
| 1980s | 75.6% | 71.9% | 79.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 85.1% | 80.5% | 87.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.4% | 87.9% | 93.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.8% | 93.5% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.5% | 97.2% | 97.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)
More education data for ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 14.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 607,210 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 5.5 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) was 97.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male recorded in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- The highest recorded value was 97.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male recorded in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.8% in 1976.
- How does ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male?
- ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) ranks 68th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) 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