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

Latest (2024)
95.8%
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
82nd
of 204 groups
All-time high
95.8%
in 2024
All-time low
80.4%
in 1975
Years of data
50
1975–2024

Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), 1975–2024

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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

Annual values for Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male (%) in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), 1975 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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)

  1. 79 Uganda 84.3% compare
  2. 80 Afghanistan 83.4% compare
  3. 81 Côte d'Ivoire 82.1% compare
  4. 82 Nigeria 81.3% compare
  5. 83 Malawi 81.3% compare
  6. 84 Pakistan 79.5% compare
  7. 85 Zambia 79.3% compare

See the full ranking of 299 places →

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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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Indicator
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
299 places, 9,726 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release