Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in GPE: Region 3
GPE: Region 3: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male was 93.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in GPE: Region 3, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: Region 3 recorded 93.0% for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in GPE: Region 3 peaked at 93.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 77.0%, in 1975.
That places GPE: Region 3 115th 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 51 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in GPE: Region 3, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 77.1% | — |
| 1975 | 77.0% | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 77.0% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 77.2% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 77.3% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 77.5% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 77.4% | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 77.3% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 77.3% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 77.3% | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 77.2% | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 77.3% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 77.2% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 78.8% | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 80.0% | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 80.2% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 80.4% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 80.5% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 81.7% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 83.0% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 83.3% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 83.7% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 84.0% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 84.2% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 85.4% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 85.7% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 85.9% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 86.0% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 86.3% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 87.4% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 87.6% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 87.8% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 85.0% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 86.2% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 86.5% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 89.3% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 89.1% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 89.1% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 90.4% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 90.8% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 91.5% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 92.2% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 92.5% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 91.8% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 92.0% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 92.2% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 92.5% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 92.5% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 92.7% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 93.0% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 77.2% | 77.0% | 77.5% | 6 |
| 1980s | 78.0% | 77.2% | 80.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 83.2% | 80.4% | 85.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.4% | 85.0% | 87.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.9% | 89.1% | 92.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.6% | 92.2% | 93.0% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Region 3
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 55.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 59.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 35.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 33.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 16.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.25 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in GPE: Region 3?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in GPE: Region 3 was 93.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male recorded in GPE: Region 3?
- The highest recorded value was 93.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male recorded in GPE: Region 3?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.0% in 1975.
- How does GPE: Region 3 rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male?
- GPE: Region 3 ranks 115th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male rising or falling in GPE: Region 3?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Region 3 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