Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male was 82.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024, 1979–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 is 82.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 82.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 68.8%, in 1979.
That places GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 161st out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 68.8% | — |
| 1980 | 68.8% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 69.0% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 69.2% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 69.4% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 69.6% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 69.9% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 70.1% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 71.0% | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 71.2% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 71.3% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 71.5% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 71.5% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 72.7% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 74.0% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 74.3% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 74.7% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 74.9% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 75.2% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 75.5% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 75.5% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 74.5% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 74.8% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 76.6% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 78.1% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 78.5% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 78.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 77.9% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 78.0% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 79.0% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 79.3% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 79.5% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 80.2% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 80.9% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 81.2% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 81.4% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 81.9% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 81.6% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 82.0% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 81.4% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 81.3% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 81.5% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 81.7% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 81.9% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 82.1% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 82.3% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 68.8% | 68.8% | 68.8% | 1 |
| 1980s | 70.0% | 68.8% | 71.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.0% | 71.5% | 75.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.5% | 74.5% | 79.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.1% | 79.5% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.9% | 81.5% | 82.3% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.037 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 48.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5106 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 102.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.00 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.19 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 was 82.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male recorded in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 82.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male recorded in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.8% in 1979.
- How does GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male?
- GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 ranks 161st out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male rising or falling in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 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