Male literacy rate, ages 15-24 - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Male literacy rate, ages 15-24, 2021:

The average for 2021 based on 13 countries was 81.92 percent. The highest value was in Mauritius: 99.04 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
Mauritius 99.04 1 1990 - 2021
South Africa 96 2 1980 - 2021
Gabon 94.96 3 1993 - 2022
Namibia 94.46 4 1991 - 2021
R. of Congo 85.19 5 1984 - 2021
Madagascar 82.53 6 2000 - 2022
Mauritania 77.92 7 2000 - 2021
Nigeria 77.78 8 1991 - 2021
Ivory Coast 76.16 9 1988 - 2021
Gambia 72.02 10 2000 - 2022
Guinea 71.33 11 1996 - 2021
Benin 70.97 12 1979 - 2022
Burkina Faso 66.65 13 1975 - 2022


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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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1. Mauritius
2. South Africa
3. Gabon
4. Namibia
5. R. of Congo
6. Madagascar
7. Mauritania
8. Nigeria
9. Ivory Coast
10. Gambia
11. Guinea
12. Benin
13. Burkina Faso
99.04
96.00
94.96
94.46
85.19
82.53
77.92
77.78
76.16
72.02
71.33
70.97
66.65
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49.5
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