Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male was 93.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 1978–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries stood at 93.8%. 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 93.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 77.2%, in 1978.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 105th 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 77.2% | — |
| 1979 | 77.6% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 78.0% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 78.4% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 78.9% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 79.7% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 80.4% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 81.1% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 81.8% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 82.4% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 83.1% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 83.8% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 85.2% | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 86.2% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 86.8% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 87.0% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 87.5% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 88.1% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 88.6% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 89.1% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 89.4% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 89.8% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 90.1% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 90.5% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 90.9% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 92.3% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 92.6% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 92.8% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 90.9% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 91.5% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 92.2% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 92.3% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 92.5% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 92.4% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 93.3% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 93.7% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 93.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 93.8% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 92.6% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 92.8% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 92.9% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 93.0% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 93.2% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 93.4% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 93.5% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 93.6% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 93.8% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 77.4% | 77.2% | 77.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 80.8% | 78.0% | 83.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.8% | 85.2% | 89.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.6% | 90.1% | 92.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.1% | 92.4% | 93.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.5% | 93.2% | 93.8% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.93 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 22.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 24.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3301 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.99 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 93.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 93.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.2% in 1978.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 105th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme 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