Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, male (%) by country
Number of males age 15 to 24 years in urban areas who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life, divided by the male population in that age group. Generally, ‘literacy’ also encompasses ‘numeracy’, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. Divide the number...
What the numbers show
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, male (%) is currently reported for 39 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Kuwait; the lowest is 82.3% in Senegal.
The median across all reporting countries is 98.8%, and the mean is 96.6%.
Over the past decade 26 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Mali (up 15.2%), and the largest decrease in South Africa (down 3.0%).
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuwait | 100.0% | 2018 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 2 | Azerbaijan | 99.9% | 2017 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 3 | Singapore | 99.9% | 2018 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 4 | Indonesia | 99.9% | 2018 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 5 | Türkiye | 99.8% | 2015 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 6 | Spain | 99.8% | 2018 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 7 | Republic of Moldova | 99.7% | 2014 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 8 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 99.6% | 2015 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 9 | Mexico | 99.4% | 2018 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 10 | Sri Lanka | 99.3% | 2018 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 11 | Palestine, State of | 99.3% | 2018 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 12 | Peru | 99.3% | 2018 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 13 | Argentina | 99.2% | 2018 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 14 | Brazil | 99.2% | 2018 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 15 | Ecuador | 99.2% | 2017 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 16 | Dominican Republic | 99.2% | 2016 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 17 | Chile | 99.0% | 2017 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 18 | Colombia | 99.0% | 2018 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 19 | Greece | 98.9% | 2011 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 20 | Iran | 98.8% | 2016 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 21 | Uruguay | 98.6% | 2018 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 22 | Thailand | 98.5% | 2018 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 23 | El Salvador | 98.3% | 2018 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 24 | Paraguay | 97.9% | 2018 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 25 | Morocco | 97.9% | 2012 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 26 | Honduras | 97.6% | 2018 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 27 | Cambodia | 97.6% | 2015 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 28 | Guatemala | 97.0% | 2014 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 29 | Malaysia | 96.9% | 2018 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 30 | South Africa | 95.8% | 2017 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 31 | Bangladesh | 94.6% | 2019 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 32 | Qatar | 94.1% | 2017 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 33 | Egypt | 92.6% | 2017 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 34 | Uganda | 91.4% | 2012 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 35 | Mozambique | 91.1% | 2017 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 36 | Pakistan | 87.4% | 2017 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 37 | Mali | 84.9% | 2018 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 38 | Burkina Faso | 84.2% | 2014 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 39 | Senegal | 82.3% | 2017 | up 11.2% | rising |
About this data
Number of males age 15 to 24 years in urban areas who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life, divided by the male population in that age group. Generally, ‘literacy’ also encompasses ‘numeracy’, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. Divide the number of people aged 15 to 24 years who are literate by the total population in the same age group and multiply the result by 100. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/