Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in MDG: Western Asia
MDG: Western Asia: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male was 97.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
97.5%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
71st
of 204 groups
All-time high
97.5%
in 2022
All-time low
89.9%
in 1979
Years of data
46
1979–2024
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in MDG: Western Asia, 1979–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in MDG: Western Asia is 97.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in MDG: Western Asia peaked at 97.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 89.9%, in 1979.
That places MDG: Western Asia 71st 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 46 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in MDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 89.9% | — |
| 1980 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 90.0% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 90.1% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 90.2% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 91.1% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 91.2% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 91.2% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 91.3% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 91.6% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 92.3% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 92.7% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 93.1% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 93.4% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 93.7% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 93.9% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 94.1% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 94.2% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 94.3% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 94.4% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 94.4% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 95.0% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 95.1% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 95.2% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 94.8% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 94.9% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 95.0% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 95.6% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 95.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 95.8% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 95.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 96.1% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 96.3% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 96.7% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 97.0% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 97.1% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 97.5% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 97.5% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 97.5% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 89.9% | 89.9% | 89.9% | 1 |
| 1980s | 90.9% | 90.0% | 92.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 93.8% | 92.7% | 94.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.2% | 94.8% | 95.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.9% | 95.8% | 97.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.5% | 97.5% | 97.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Western Asia
More education data for MDG: Western Asia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.88 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.4264 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.72 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 517,916 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.70 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in MDG: Western Asia?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in MDG: Western Asia was 97.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.9% in 1979.
- How does MDG: Western Asia rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male?
- MDG: Western Asia ranks 71st out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male rising or falling in MDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Western 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