Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in MDG: Northern Africa
MDG: Northern Africa: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male was 95.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
95.4%
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
84th
of 204 groups
All-time high
95.4%
in 2024
All-time low
65.6%
in 1972
Years of data
53
1972–2024
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in MDG: Northern Africa, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in MDG: Northern Africa stood at 95.4%. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of 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 MDG: Northern Africa peaked at 95.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 65.6%, in 1972.
That places MDG: Northern Africa 84th 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 53 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in MDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 65.6% | — |
| 1973 | 65.9% | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 66.2% | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 66.7% | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 67.0% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 67.3% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 67.7% | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 68.2% | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 68.7% | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 69.2% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 69.8% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 70.9% | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 72.0% | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 73.2% | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 74.5% | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 75.5% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 76.5% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 77.3% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 78.2% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 80.0% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 80.9% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 80.8% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 81.4% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 82.1% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 82.9% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 83.5% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 83.9% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 84.4% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 84.8% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 85.6% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 86.1% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 89.7% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 90.0% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 90.3% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 89.4% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 90.2% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 91.1% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 91.4% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 92.0% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 92.6% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 94.2% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 95.0% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 94.8% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 95.1% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 92.2% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 92.7% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 93.2% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 93.6% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 94.0% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 94.4% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 94.8% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 95.1% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 95.4% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 66.8% | 65.6% | 68.2% | 8 |
| 1980s | 72.8% | 68.7% | 77.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 81.8% | 78.2% | 84.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.9% | 84.8% | 91.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.5% | 92.0% | 95.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.8% | 94.0% | 95.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Northern Africa
- 81 Côte d'Ivoire 82.1% compare
- 82 Nigeria 81.3% compare
- 83 Malawi 81.3% compare
- 84 Pakistan 79.5% compare
- 85 Zambia 79.3% compare
- 86 Mozambique 78.4% compare
- 87 Sierra Leone 78.2% compare
More education data for MDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.37 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 697,877 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 5.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in MDG: Northern Africa?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in MDG: Northern Africa was 95.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male recorded in MDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 95.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male recorded in MDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.6% in 1972.
- How does MDG: Northern Africa rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male?
- MDG: Northern Africa ranks 84th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male rising or falling in MDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Northern Africa 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