Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in SDG: Northern Africa
SDG: Northern Africa: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male was 90.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
90.4%
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
128th
of 204 groups
All-time high
90.7%
in 2013
All-time low
68.7%
in 1974
Years of data
51
1974–2024
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in SDG: Northern Africa, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in SDG: Northern Africa stood at 90.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 90.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 68.7%, in 1974.
SDG: Northern Africa ranks 128th of 204 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in SDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 68.7% | — |
| 1975 | 69.1% | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 69.4% | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 69.7% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 70.0% | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 70.4% | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 70.9% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 71.4% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 71.9% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 72.8% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 73.8% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 74.8% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 75.8% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 76.7% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 77.5% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 78.2% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 79.0% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 80.5% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 81.2% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 81.1% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 81.7% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 82.3% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 83.0% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 83.7% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 84.0% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 84.5% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 85.0% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 85.7% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 86.1% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 89.3% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 89.6% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 89.8% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 86.2% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 86.9% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 87.7% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 87.9% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 88.3% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 88.8% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 90.0% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 90.7% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 90.5% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 90.6% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 88.2% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 88.5% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 88.8% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 89.0% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 89.3% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 89.6% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 89.8% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 90.1% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 90.4% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 69.6% | 68.7% | 70.4% | 6 |
| 1980s | 74.4% | 70.9% | 78.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 82.1% | 79.0% | 84.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.4% | 85.0% | 89.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.3% | 88.2% | 90.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.8% | 89.3% | 90.4% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.91 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 33.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in SDG: Northern Africa was 90.4% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 90.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.7% in 1974.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 128th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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