Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Middle Income (july 2025): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male was 95.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) is 95.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 95.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 80.4%, in 1975.
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 82nd 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 WB: Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 80.4% | — |
| 1976 | 80.4% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 80.6% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 81.0% | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 81.5% | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 81.8% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 82.1% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 82.4% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 82.6% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 83.0% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 83.3% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 83.7% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 84.4% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 85.5% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 85.8% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 86.1% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 86.4% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 86.9% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 87.4% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 87.6% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 87.8% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 88.1% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 88.8% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 90.1% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 90.3% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 90.4% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 90.5% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 90.8% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 91.4% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 91.6% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 92.1% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 91.6% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 91.7% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 92.1% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 92.2% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 92.7% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 92.8% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 93.1% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 93.5% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 93.7% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 93.9% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 94.1% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 94.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 94.3% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 95.4% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 95.5% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 95.6% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 95.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 95.7% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 95.8% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 80.8% | 80.4% | 81.5% | 5 |
| 1980s | 83.5% | 81.8% | 85.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.9% | 86.1% | 90.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.4% | 90.4% | 92.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.8% | 92.7% | 95.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.7% | 95.5% | 95.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 305.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.2528 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 78.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 161.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 589.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 283.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4208 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 247.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) was 95.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 95.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.4% in 1975.
- How does WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male?
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 82nd out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male rising or falling in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 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