Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-
DemographicsWB WDIwb_wdi:SE.ADT.1524.LT.MA.ZS•% of males ages 15-24•1970 → 2024•173 countries
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Coverage
173
Frequency
—
Range
1970 \u2192 2024
Latest
2024
Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15- by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2024)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 85.51%
85.51% – 92.42%
92.42% – 96.93%
96.93% – 98.69%
98.69% – 99.42%
99.42% – 99.82%
> 99.82%
No data
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Highest 15 countries
Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-
173 countries with data
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Distribution across countries
Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-
Countries
173
Median
98.2%
Mean
93.3%
25th pctl
90.8%
75th pctl
99.6%
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Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-
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| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| BarbadosBRB | 100% | 2012 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 100% | 2012 | — |
| PhilippinesPHL | 100% | 2022 | |
| PalauPLW | 100% | 2020 | |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK | 100% | 2008 | — |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 100% | 2024 | |
| San MarinoSMR | 100% | 2022 | — |
| TajikistanTJK | 100% | 2017 | |
| TuvaluTUV | 100% | 2022 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 100% | 2022 | |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 99.94% | 2024 | |
| EstoniaEST | 99.94% | 2011 | |
| RomaniaROU | 99.94% | 2021 | |
| TongaTON | 99.92% | 2019 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 99.91% | 2023 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 99.91% | 2008 | — |
| Russian FederationRUS | 99.91% | 2021 | |
| GuamGUM | 99.9% | 1990 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 99.9% | 2022 | |
| Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA | 99.88% | 2020 | — |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 99.88% | 2023 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 99.87% | 2021 | |
| BelarusBLR | 99.85% | 2019 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 99.85% | 2011 | |
| ItalyITA | 99.83% | 2019 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 99.82% | 2023 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 99.81% | 2014 | |
| CyprusCYP | 99.8% | 2011 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 99.8% | 2009 | |
| LatviaLVA | 99.8% | 2011 | |
| PolandPOL | 99.78% | 1978 | — |
| UkraineUKR | 99.78% | 2001 | — |
| ChinaCHN | 99.75% | 2020 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 99.74% | 1991 | — |
| Macao SAR, ChinaMAC | 99.73% | 2016 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 99.72% | 2022 | |
| SpainESP | 99.71% | 2021 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 99.7% | 2009 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 99.66% | 2013 | |
| OmanOMN | 99.65% | 2022 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 99.64% | 2024 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 99.64% | 2001 | |
| PanamaPAN | 99.62% | 2024 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 99.56% | 2024 | |
| CubaCUB | 99.53% | 2019 | |
| BahrainBHR | 99.51% | 2024 | |
| GreeceGRC | 99.51% | 2009 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 99.48% | 2020 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 99.43% | 2023 | |
| HungaryHUN | 99.42% | 1980 | — |
| PeruPER | 99.4% | 2024 | |
| PortugalPRT | 99.39% | 2011 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 99.34% | 2023 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 99.27% | 2020 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 99.26% | 2022 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 99.2% | 2011 | |
| Cayman IslandsCYM | 99.14% | 2007 | — |
| BrazilBRA | 99.1% | 2024 | |
| ChileCHL | 99.1% | 2022 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 99.1% | 2020 | |
| MexicoMEX | 99.07% | 2024 | |
| IsraelISR | 99.05% | 1983 | — |
| JordanJOR | 99.05% | 2023 | |
| New CaledoniaNCL | 99.05% | 1996 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 99.01% | 2011 | |
| EcuadorECU | 99% | 2023 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 98.99% | 2002 | |
| ArubaABW | 98.97% | 2010 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 98.96% | 2022 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 98.95% | 2023 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 98.92% | 2023 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 98.85% | 2023 | |
| GrenadaGRD | 98.85% | 1970 | — |
| UruguayURY | 98.85% | 2024 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 98.62% | 2019 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 98.61% | 2024 | |
| SeychellesSYC | 98.59% | 2010 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 98.55% | 2022 | |
| SamoaWSM | 98.54% | 2019 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 98.46% | 2024 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 98.42% | 2024 | |
| MaltaMLT | 98.4% | 2011 | |
| QatarQAT | 98.38% | 2014 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 98.37% | 2017 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 98.35% | 2021 | |
| BhutanBTN | 98.28% | 2022 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 98.19% | 2023 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 98.07% | 2011 | |
| ThailandTHA | 97.94% | 2022 | |
| IndiaIND | 97.93% | 2023 | |
| LebanonLBN | 97.92% | 2019 | |
| St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 97.92% | 1970 | — |
| American SamoaASM | 97.89% | 1980 | — |
| El SalvadorSLV | 97.87% | 2024 | |
| LibyaLBY | 97.85% | 1984 | — |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 97.65% | 2024 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 97.61% | 2000 | — |
| SurinameSUR | 97.44% | 2018 | |
| NepalNPL | 97.16% | 2022 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 96.34% | 2024 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 96.28% | 2020 | |
| MontenegroMNE | 96.23% | 2018 | |
| FijiFJI | 96.11% | 2021 | — |
| CambodiaKHM | 95.89% | 2023 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 95.85% | 2019 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 95.83% | 2018 | — |
| AlgeriaDZA | 95.75% | 2008 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 95.7% | 2024 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 95.67% | 2022 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 95.51% | 2022 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | 95.49% | 2021 | |
| GabonGAB | 94.96% | 2021 | |
| HondurasHND | 94.83% | 2024 | |
| LesothoLSO | 94.31% | 2024 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 94.1% | 2014 | |
| KenyaKEN | 94.02% | 2014 | |
| IraqIRQ | 93.8% | 2021 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 93.36% | 2023 | |
| TogoTGO | 93.33% | 2022 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 92.97% | 2014 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 92.91% | 2022 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 92.69% | 2022 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 92.57% | 2022 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 92.39% | 2022 | |
| Puerto Rico (US)PRI | 92.39% | 2017 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 92.2% | 2023 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 92.08% | 2003 | |
| GhanaGHA | 91.74% | 2021 | |
| EritreaERI | 91.29% | 2008 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 90.82% | 2018 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 90.79% | 2023 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 90.77% | 2019 | |
| ComorosCOM | 90.27% | 2021 | |
| UgandaUGA | 90.12% | 2021 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 89.05% | 2022 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 88.81% | 2022 | |
| NauruNRU | 88.43% | 2021 | — |
| EthiopiaETH | 88.42% | 2022 | |
| HaitiHTI | 88.38% | 2017 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 88.25% | 2005 | |
| BurundiBDI | 88.24% | 2020 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 88.23% | 2022 | |
| CameroonCMR | 87.6% | 2018 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 87.52% | 1999 | — |
| RwandaRWA | 87.51% | 2022 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 86.39% | 2022 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 86.29% | 2023 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 86.2% | 2022 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 84.59% | 2017 | — |
| AngolaAGO | 83.97% | 2015 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 83.75% | 2013 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 83.4% | 2022 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 82.53% | 2021 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 82.11% | 2022 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 81.31% | 2024 | |
| MalawiMWI | 81.3% | 2020 | |
| PakistanPAK | 79.46% | 2021 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 78.37% | 2022 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 78.2% | 2019 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 76.19% | 2022 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 75.26% | 2020 | |
| BeninBEN | 74.6% | 2022 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 72.02% | 2021 | |
| GuineaGIN | 69.64% | 2018 | |
| SenegalSEN | 69.27% | 2023 | |
| SudanSDN | 68.67% | 2008 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 65.47% | 2022 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 64.9% | 2019 | |
| NigerNER | 63.96% | 2022 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 61.76% | 2023 | |
| ChadTCD | 56.26% | 2019 | |
| MaliMLI | 44.16% | 2020 | |
| South SudanSSD | 44.08% | 2008 | — |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)