Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in MDG: Southern Asia
MDG: Southern Asia: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male was 94.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in MDG: Southern Asia, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in MDG: Southern Asia stood at 94.8%. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in MDG: Southern Asia peaked at 94.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 62.5%, in 1976.
That places MDG: Southern Asia 91st 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, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 62.5% | — |
| 1976 | 62.5% | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 62.9% | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 63.2% | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 63.5% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 63.6% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 63.7% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 63.9% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 64.1% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 64.2% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 64.4% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 64.6% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 64.9% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 67.8% | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 68.7% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 69.6% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 70.2% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 71.6% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 73.0% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 73.6% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 74.3% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 75.0% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 75.6% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 79.7% | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 80.3% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 80.8% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 81.3% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 81.8% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 83.0% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 83.4% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 85.0% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 83.9% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 84.1% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 85.0% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 85.5% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 87.1% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 87.2% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 87.6% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 88.7% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 89.1% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 89.7% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 90.5% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 90.9% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 90.8% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 93.6% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 93.8% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 94.1% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 94.3% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 94.6% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 94.8% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 62.9% | 62.5% | 63.5% | 5 |
| 1980s | 65.0% | 63.6% | 68.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.3% | 69.6% | 80.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.4% | 80.8% | 85.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.5% | 87.1% | 93.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.3% | 93.8% | 94.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.70 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 88.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.205 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 94.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 28.18 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in MDG: Southern Asia?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in MDG: Southern Asia was 94.8% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 94.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male recorded in MDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.5% in 1976.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male?
- MDG: Southern Asia ranks 91st out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia 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