Male literacy rate, ages 15-24 - Country rankings
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Male literacy rate, ages 15-24, 2021:
The average for 2021 based on 58 countries was 94.32 percent. The highest value was in Romania: 100 percent and the lowest value was in Burkina Faso: 66.65 percent. The indicator is available from 1970 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: percent; Source: UNESCO
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| Countries | Male literacy rate, ages 15-24, 2021 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 100 | 1 | 1992 - 2021 |
| Russia | 100 | 2 | 1989 - 2021 |
| Singapore | 100 | 3 | 1980 - 2021 |
| UA Emirates | 100 | 4 | 1975 - 2022 |
| Uzbekistan | 100 | 5 | 2000 - 2022 |
| Estonia | 99.98 | 6 | 1989 - 2021 |
| Lithuania | 99.94 | 7 | 1989 - 2021 |
| Cyprus | 99.89 | 8 | 1992 - 2021 |
| Poland | 99.8 | 9 | 1978 - 2021 |
| Ukraine | 99.8 | 10 | 2001 - 2021 |
| Latvia | 99.77 | 11 | 1989 - 2021 |
| Croatia | 99.75 | 12 | 1991 - 2021 |
| Brunei | 99.71 | 13 | 1981 - 2021 |
| Moldova | 99.7 | 14 | 1989 - 2021 |
| Portugal | 99.68 | 15 | 1981 - 2021 |
| Macao | 99.62 | 16 | 1981 - 2021 |
| Maldives | 99.51 | 17 | 1977 - 2021 |
| Bolivia | 99.5 | 18 | 1976 - 2021 |
| Costa Rica | 99.46 | 19 | 1984 - 2021 |
| Tonga | 99.3 | 20 | 1976 - 2021 |
| Malta | 99.29 | 21 | 1985 - 2021 |
| Panama | 99.26 | 22 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Montenegro | 99.17 | 23 | 1981 - 2021 |
| Uruguay | 99.15 | 24 | 1975 - 2022 |
| Suriname | 99.1 | 25 | 2004 - 2021 |
| Brazil | 99.07 | 26 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Peru | 99.07 | 27 | 1981 - 2022 |
| Mauritius | 99.04 | 28 | 1990 - 2021 |
| Sri Lanka | 99 | 29 | 1981 - 2022 |
| Colombia | 98.8 | 30 | 1993 - 2022 |
| Samoa | 98.8 | 31 | 1991 - 2021 |
| Domin. Rep. | 98.7 | 32 | 1981 - 2022 |
| Hungary | 98.5 | 33 | 1980 - 2021 |
| Thailand | 98.4 | 34 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Bulgaria | 98.27 | 35 | 2001 - 2021 |
| Paraguay | 98.06 | 36 | 1982 - 2022 |
| Syria | 98 | 37 | 1981 - 2021 |
| El Salvador | 97.83 | 38 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Vanuatu | 96.6 | 39 | 1979 - 2021 |
| Ecuador | 96.18 | 40 | 1982 - 2022 |
| Fiji | 96.11 | 41 | 2021 - 2021 |
| South Africa | 96 | 42 | 1980 - 2021 |
| Nepal | 95.14 | 43 | 1981 - 2021 |
| Gabon | 94.96 | 44 | 1993 - 2022 |
| Namibia | 94.46 | 45 | 1991 - 2021 |
| Bangladesh | 94 | 46 | 1981 - 2021 |
| Puerto Rico | 92.4 | 47 | 1980 - 2021 |
| Cambodia | 90.31 | 48 | 1998 - 2022 |
| R. of Congo | 85.19 | 49 | 1984 - 2021 |
| Madagascar | 82.53 | 50 | 2000 - 2022 |
| Mauritania | 77.92 | 51 | 2000 - 2021 |
| Nigeria | 77.78 | 52 | 1991 - 2021 |
| Ivory Coast | 76.16 | 53 | 1988 - 2021 |
| Gambia | 72.02 | 54 | 2000 - 2022 |
| Guinea | 71.33 | 55 | 1996 - 2021 |
| Afghanistan | 71 | 56 | 1979 - 2022 |
| Benin | 70.97 | 57 | 1979 - 2022 |
| Burkina Faso | 66.65 | 58 | 1975 - 2022 |
Definition: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
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