Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male was 94.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 94.2% for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 94.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 68.8%, in 1971.
That places GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 99th out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 68.9% | — |
| 1971 | 68.8% | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 69.1% | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 69.4% | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 69.8% | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 70.2% | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 70.7% | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 71.1% | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 71.5% | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 71.8% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 72.2% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 72.6% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 73.0% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 73.7% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 74.5% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 75.4% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 76.3% | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 77.0% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 77.7% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 78.3% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 79.3% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 80.2% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 81.2% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 80.7% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 81.4% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 82.2% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 83.0% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 83.7% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 84.3% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 85.0% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 85.5% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 86.1% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 86.7% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 91.5% | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 91.8% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 91.8% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 90.4% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 91.1% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 91.6% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 91.8% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 92.3% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 92.7% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 93.4% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 94.2% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 94.5% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 94.7% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 91.1% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 91.6% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 92.0% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 92.5% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 92.8% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 93.2% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 93.6% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 93.9% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 94.2% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 70.1% | 68.8% | 71.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.1% | 72.2% | 78.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 82.1% | 79.3% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.8% | 85.5% | 91.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.9% | 91.1% | 94.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.5% | 92.8% | 94.2% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 844,570 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.64 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 94.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 94.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.8% in 1971.
- How does GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male?
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 99th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male rising or falling in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb 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