Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male was 93.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
93.6%
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
107th
of 204 groups
All-time high
93.6%
in 2024
All-time low
80.1%
in 1975
Years of data
50
1975–2024
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries recorded 93.6% for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 93.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 80.1%, in 1975.
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 107th of 204 groups on this measure, 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 UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 80.1% | — |
| 1976 | 80.1% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 80.2% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 80.6% | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 81.0% | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 81.3% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 81.6% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 81.9% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 82.1% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 82.4% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 82.8% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 83.1% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 83.7% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 84.8% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 85.0% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 85.3% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 85.5% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 85.9% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 86.3% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 86.5% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 86.6% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 86.8% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 87.4% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 88.5% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 88.7% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 88.7% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 88.9% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 89.4% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 89.9% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 90.1% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 90.5% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 90.0% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 90.2% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 90.5% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 90.7% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 91.1% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 91.3% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 91.6% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 92.0% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 92.1% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 92.2% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 92.3% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 92.4% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 92.5% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 93.3% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 93.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 93.4% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 93.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 93.5% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 93.6% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 80.4% | 80.1% | 81.0% | 5 |
| 1980s | 82.9% | 81.3% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 86.7% | 85.3% | 88.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.9% | 88.7% | 90.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.1% | 91.1% | 93.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.5% | 93.4% | 93.6% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 569.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8422 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 274.67 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6486 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 345.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 294.84 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 93.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 93.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.1% in 1975.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 107th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 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