Africa Rankings
Male Literacy Rate
ages 15-24
| Rank | Country | ages 15-24 | |
|---|---|---|---|
Current | Previous | ||
1 | 1 |  Libya | 99.85 |
2 | 6 |  Seychelles | 98.56 |
3 | 31 |  Morocco | 98.04 |
4 | 4 |  Equatorial Guinea | 97.69 |
5 | 24 |  Algeria | 97.59 |
6 | 3 |  Mauritius | 96.3 |
7 | 25 |  Botswana | 95.75 |
8 | 32 |  Eritrea | 93.82 |
9 | 17 |  Zimbabwe | 93.07 |
10 | 8 |  Cape Verde | 92.9 |
11 | 9 |  Tunisia | 92.69 |
12 | 2 |  Sao Tome and Principe | 92.5 |
13 | 10 |  South Africa | 91.5 |
14 | 5 |  Swaziland | 91.11 |
15 | 14 |  Gabon | 90.79 |
16 | 11 |  Namibia | 87.9 |
17 | 18 |  Kenya | 87.59 |
18 | 13 |  Democratic Republic of the Congo | 87.51 |
19 | 20 |  Zambia | 87.21 |
20 | 21 |  Republic of the Congo | 85.34 |
21 | 15 |  Egypt | 85.29 |
22 | 12 |  Uganda | 84.65 |
23 | 19 |  Tanzania | 84.25 |
24 | 16 |  Lesotho | 83.15 |
25 | 26 |  Togo | 82.85 |
26 | 7 |  Ghana | 81.33 |
27 | 22 |  Rwanda | 81.03 |
28 | 28 |  Comoros | 79.89 |
29 | 29 |  Cameroon | 79.71 |
30 | 23 |  Malawi | 78.62 |
31 | 34 |  Nigeria | 78.43 |
32 | 30 |  Burundi | 78.17 |
33 | 27 |  Madagascar | 77.9 |
34 | 37 |  Guinea-Bissau | 77.32 |
35 | 36 |  Mozambique | 74.12 |
36 | 42 |  Sudan | 72.51 |
37 | 39 |  Ethiopia | 71.04 |
38 | 38 |  Mauritania | 70.1 |
39 | 41 |  Ivory Coast | 68.03 |
40 | 40 |  Gambia | 65.27 |
41 | 35 |  Liberia | 64.96 |
42 | 33 |  Somalia | 64.5 |
43 | 45 |  Benin | 62.62 |
44 | 44 |  Senegal | 61.47 |
45 | 47 |  Central African Republic | 59.84 |
46 | 48 |  Mali | 55.23 |
47 | 43 |  Sierra Leone | 54.6 |
48 | 50 |  Guinea | 54.43 |
49 | 46 |  Burkina Faso | 48.44 |
50 | 49 |  Niger | 47.89 |
51 | 51 |  Chad | 44.52 |