Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male was 94.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 1978–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia is 94.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 94.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 82.7%, in 1978.
That places SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 98th 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 47 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 82.7% | — |
| 1979 | 83.3% | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 83.4% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 83.5% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 83.6% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 83.9% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 84.7% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 85.0% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 85.4% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 85.7% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 86.2% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 86.8% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 87.2% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 88.0% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 88.4% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 88.5% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 88.8% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 89.1% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 89.4% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 89.7% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 89.9% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 90.1% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 90.5% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 90.9% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 91.2% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 92.4% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 92.6% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 92.8% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 91.1% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 91.7% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 92.1% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 92.3% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 92.5% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 92.9% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 93.6% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 94.0% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 94.1% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 94.2% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 93.1% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 93.4% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 93.5% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 93.6% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 93.7% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 93.9% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 94.0% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 94.1% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 94.3% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 83.0% | 82.7% | 83.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 84.8% | 83.4% | 86.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.9% | 87.2% | 90.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.8% | 90.5% | 92.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.5% | 92.5% | 94.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.0% | 93.7% | 94.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5703 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7875 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 94.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 94.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.7% in 1978.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 98th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa and 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