Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male was 88.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) is 88.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 88.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 51.4%, in 1975.
That places MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 136th 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 50 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 51.4% | — |
| 1976 | 51.7% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 52.3% | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 52.7% | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 53.1% | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 53.2% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 53.1% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 53.6% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 53.9% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 54.0% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 54.1% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 54.4% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 54.5% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 57.8% | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 58.4% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 59.6% | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 60.1% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 63.4% | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 66.6% | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 67.2% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 68.0% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 68.8% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 69.3% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 72.4% | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 73.3% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 74.1% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 74.7% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 75.3% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 78.0% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 78.5% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 78.8% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 73.8% | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 73.3% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 75.0% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 75.4% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 81.8% | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 80.9% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 81.0% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 83.6% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 83.8% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 84.8% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 86.4% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 87.0% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 85.8% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 86.4% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 86.6% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 87.0% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 87.0% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 87.5% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 88.0% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 52.3% | 51.4% | 53.1% | 5 |
| 1980s | 54.7% | 53.1% | 58.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.9% | 59.6% | 73.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.7% | 73.3% | 78.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.1% | 80.9% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.2% | 86.6% | 88.0% | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.7828 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 24.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) was 88.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The highest recorded value was 88.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.4% in 1975.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 136th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 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