Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male was 96.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
96.5%
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
79th
of 204 groups
All-time high
96.5%
in 2024
All-time low
76.9%
in 1977
Years of data
48
1977–2024
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, 1977–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa is 96.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa peaked at 96.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 76.9%, in 1977.
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 79th of 204 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 76.9% | — |
| 1978 | 77.3% | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 77.7% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 78.1% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 78.6% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 79.0% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 79.9% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 80.6% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 81.3% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 82.0% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 82.7% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 83.5% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 84.1% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 85.6% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 86.7% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 87.3% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 87.5% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 88.0% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 88.6% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 89.1% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 89.5% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 89.9% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 90.2% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 90.5% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 91.0% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 91.3% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 92.9% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 93.1% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 93.2% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 92.7% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 93.3% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 94.0% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 94.2% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 94.4% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 94.4% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 95.4% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 95.8% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 95.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 96.1% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 94.8% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 95.2% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 95.4% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 95.6% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 95.8% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 96.0% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 96.2% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 96.3% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 96.5% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 77.3% | 76.9% | 77.7% | 3 |
| 1980s | 81.0% | 78.1% | 84.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.3% | 85.6% | 90.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 92.6% | 90.5% | 94.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.3% | 94.4% | 96.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.2% | 95.8% | 96.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- 76 Cameroon 87.6% compare
- 77 Rwanda 87.5% compare
- 78 East Timor 86.4% compare
- 79 Uganda 84.3% compare
- 80 Afghanistan 83.4% compare
- 81 Cote d'Ivoire 82.1% compare
- 82 Nigeria 81.3% compare
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5257 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 96.5% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 96.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.9% in 1977.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 79th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North 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