Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male was 95.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
95.2%
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
86th
of 204 groups
All-time high
95.2%
in 2024
All-time low
72.8%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) recorded 95.2% for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 95.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 72.8%, in 1971.
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 86th of 204 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 72.8% | — |
| 1971 | 72.8% | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 73.0% | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 73.3% | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 73.5% | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 74.0% | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 74.4% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 74.9% | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 75.3% | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 75.8% | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 76.2% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 76.7% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 77.2% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 78.0% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 78.8% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 79.7% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 80.7% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 81.4% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 82.1% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 82.7% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 83.4% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 83.9% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 84.5% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 83.9% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 84.3% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 84.7% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 85.1% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 85.4% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 85.7% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 85.9% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 86.2% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 86.4% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 86.8% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 90.8% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 90.9% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 90.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 89.6% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 90.1% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 90.6% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 90.6% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 91.0% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 91.7% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 92.6% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 93.8% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 94.5% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 94.9% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 91.9% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 92.8% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 93.2% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 93.6% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 94.0% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 94.3% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 94.7% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 95.0% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 95.2% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 74.0% | 72.8% | 75.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 79.4% | 76.2% | 82.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 84.7% | 83.4% | 85.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.3% | 86.2% | 90.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.0% | 91.0% | 94.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.6% | 94.0% | 95.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
More education data for ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5456 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2365 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.21 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) was 95.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The highest recorded value was 95.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.8% in 1971.
- How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male?
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 86th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 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