| # | Flag | Country | Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24)Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 100% | 2016 | |
| 2 | North Korea | 100% | 2008 | |
| 3 | Azerbaijan | 99.96% | 2016 | |
| 4 | Ukraine | 99.96% | 2012 | |
| 5 | Kazakhstan | 99.94% | 2010 | |
| 6 | Estonia | 99.94% | 2011 | |
| 7 | Barbados | 99.92% | 2014 | |
| 8 | Singapore | 99.91% | 2016 | |
| 9 | Guam | 99.9% | 1990 | |
| 10 | Tajikistan | 99.86% | 2014 | |
| 11 | Turkey | 99.86% | 2016 | |
| 12 | Cuba | 99.86% | 2012 | |
| 13 | Italy | 99.85% | 2011 | |
| 14 | Libya | 99.85% | 2004 | |
| 15 | Lithuania | 99.85% | 2011 | |
| 16 | Armenia | 99.82% | 2011 | |
| 17 | Cyprus | 99.8% | 2011 | |
| 18 | Latvia | 99.8% | 2011 | |
| 19 | Belarus | 99.8% | 2009 | |
| 20 | Slovenia | 99.79% | 2014 | |
| 21 | Poland | 99.78% | 2008 | |
| 22 | Turkmenistan | 99.77% | 2014 | |
| 23 | Macao | 99.73% | 2016 | |
| 24 | Serbia | 99.72% | 2016 | |
| 25 | Croatia | 99.71% | 2011 | |
| 26 | Kyrgyzstan | 99.7% | 2009 | |
| 27 | China | 99.69% | 2010 | |
| 28 | Indonesia | 99.68% | 2016 | |
| 29 | Georgia | 99.68% | 2014 | |
| 30 | Russia | 99.66% | 2010 | |
| 31 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 99.66% | 2013 | |
| 32 | Spain | 99.64% | 2016 | |
| 33 | Trinidad and Tobago | 99.55% | 2010 | |
| 34 | Bolivia | 99.39% | 2015 | |
| 35 | Portugal | 99.39% | 2011 | |
| 36 | Argentina | 99.38% | 2016 | |
| 37 | Albania | 99.38% | 2012 | |
| 38 | Tonga | 99.37% | 2011 | |
| 39 | Montenegro | 99.36% | 2011 | |
| 40 | Moldova | 99.34% | 2012 | |
| 41 | Saudi Arabia | 99.3% | 2013 | |
| 42 | Chile | 99.27% | 2015 | |
| 43 | Peru | 99.26% | 2017 | |
| 44 | Brunei | 99.2% | 2011 | |
| 45 | New Caledonia | 99.18% | 2014 | |
| 46 | Lebanon | 99.16% | 2009 | |
| 47 | Cayman Islands | 99.14% | 2007 | |
| 48 | Maldives | 99.08% | 2014 | |
| 49 | Israel | 99.05% | 1983 | |
| 50 | Samoa | 99.03% | 2011 | |
| 51 | Mexico | 99.03% | 2016 | |
| 52 | Romania | 99.01% | 2011 | |
| 53 | Costa Rica | 99.01% | 2011 | |
| 54 | Jordan | 99% | 2012 | |
| 55 | Ecuador | 98.98% | 2016 | |
| 56 | Aruba | 98.97% | 2010 | |
| 57 | Grenada | 98.95% | 2014 | |
| 58 | Dominican Republic | 98.81% | 2016 | |
| 59 | Kuwait | 98.78% | 2018 | |
| 60 | Republic of Macedonia | 98.76% | 2014 | |
| 61 | Greece | 98.73% | 2011 | |
| 62 | Hungary | 98.69% | 2014 | |
| 63 | South Africa | 98.68% | 2015 | |
| 64 | Brazil | 98.6% | 2015 | |
| 65 | Seychelles | 98.59% | 2010 | |
| 66 | Uruguay | 98.56% | 2017 | |
| 67 | Sri Lanka | 98.55% | 2017 | |
| 68 | Oman | 98.46% | 2017 | |
| 69 | Venezuela | 98.44% | 2016 | |
| 70 | Malta | 98.4% | 2011 | |
| 71 | Colombia | 98.31% | 2016 | |
| 72 | Iran | 98.27% | 2016 | |
| 73 | Palau | 98.25% | 2015 | |
| 74 | Paraguay | 98.21% | 2016 | |
| 75 | Marshall Islands | 98.17% | 2011 | |
| 76 | Suriname | 98.09% | 2012 | |
| 77 | Bulgaria | 98.07% | 2011 | |
| 78 | Mongolia | 98.02% | 2010 | |
| 79 | Thailand | 98% | 2015 | |
| 80 | Panama | 97.93% | 2010 | |
| 81 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 97.92% | 1970 | |
| 82 | American Samoa | 97.89% | 1980 | |
| 83 | El Salvador | 97.8% | 2017 | |
| 84 | Equatorial Guinea | 97.72% | 2014 | |
| 85 | Mauritius | 97.69% | 2011 | |
| 86 | Cape Verde | 97.59% | 2015 | |
| 87 | Philippines | 97.43% | 2013 | |
| 88 | Vietnam | 97.4% | 2009 | |
| 89 | Malaysia | 97.39% | 2016 | |
| 90 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 97.12% | 2012 | |
| 91 | Tunisia | 96.61% | 2014 | |
| 92 | Guyana | 96.33% | 2014 | |
| 93 | Botswana | 95.94% | 2014 | |
| 94 | Algeria | 95.75% | 2008 | |
| 95 | Guatemala | 95.48% | 2014 | |
| 96 | Vanuatu | 95.09% | 2014 | |
| 97 | Honduras | 94.95% | 2016 | |
| 98 | Qatar | 94.81% | 2016 | |
| 99 | Morocco | 94.63% | 2012 | |
| 100 | Syria | 94.61% | 2004 | |
| 101 | Laos | 94.4% | 2015 | |
| 102 | Jamaica | 93.86% | 2014 | |
| 103 | United Arab Emirates | 93.63% | 2005 | |
| 104 | Bahrain | 93.55% | 2016 | |
| 105 | Namibia | 93.46% | 2011 | |
| 106 | Yemen | 92.85% | 2004 | |
| 107 | Puerto Rico | 92.39% | 2017 | |
| 108 | Swaziland | 92.19% | 2010 | |
| 109 | Cambodia | 91.86% | 2015 | |
| 110 | Bangladesh | 91.54% | 2017 | |
| 111 | Eritrea | 91.29% | 2008 | |
| 112 | Zambia | 91.2% | 2010 | |
| 113 | Democratic Republic Of Congo | 90.96% | 2016 | |
| 114 | Bhutan | 90.4% | 2012 | |
| 115 | India | 90.04% | 2011 | |
| 116 | Nepal | 89.88% | 2011 | |
| 117 | Togo | 89.67% | 2015 | |
| 118 | Egypt | 89.48% | 2017 | |
| 119 | Ghana | 88.31% | 2010 | |
| 120 | Zimbabwe | 87.59% | 2014 | |
| 121 | Gabon | 87.39% | 2012 | |
| 122 | Tanzania | 87.01% | 2015 | |
| 123 | Kenya | 86.94% | 2014 | |
| 124 | Uganda | 85.76% | 2012 | |
| 125 | Republic of the Congo | 85.68% | 2011 | |
| 126 | Cameroon | 85.4% | 2010 | |
| 127 | Burundi | 85.29% | 2014 | |
| 128 | Nicaragua | 85.16% | 2005 | |
| 129 | Myanmar | 85.12% | 2016 | |
| 130 | Angola | 84.86% | 2014 | |
| 131 | Rwanda | 83.81% | 2014 | |
| 132 | East Timor | 80.49% | 2010 | |
| 133 | Pakistan | 79.77% | 2014 | |
| 134 | Lesotho | 79.61% | 2014 | |
| 135 | Mozambique | 79.07% | 2015 | |
| 136 | Madagascar | 78.41% | 2012 | |
| 137 | Belize | 77.26% | 1991 | |
| 138 | Senegal | 75.58% | 2017 | |
| 139 | Nigeria | 75.57% | 2008 | |
| 140 | Haiti | 74.37% | 2006 | |
| 141 | Comoros | 73.81% | 2012 | |
| 142 | Malawi | 72.49% | 2015 | |
| 143 | Guinea-Bissau | 71.25% | 2014 | |
| 144 | Sudan | 68.67% | 2008 | |
| 145 | Mauritania | 66.4% | 2007 | |
| 146 | Gambia | 65.98% | 2013 | |
| 147 | Papua New Guinea | 64.57% | 2010 | |
| 148 | Sierra Leone | 64.53% | 2013 | |
| 149 | Benin | 63.94% | 2012 | |
| 150 | Liberia | 63.45% | 2007 | |
| 151 | Ethiopia | 62.97% | 2007 | |
| 152 | Afghanistan | 61.88% | 2011 | |
| 153 | Mali | 60.53% | 2015 | |
| 154 | Ivory Coast | 59.12% | 2014 | |
| 155 | Iraq | 57.01% | 2013 | |
| 156 | Burkina Faso | 56.99% | 2014 | |
| 157 | Guinea | 56.97% | 2014 | |
| 158 | Central African Republic | 48.86% | 2010 | |
| 159 | Niger | 48.56% | 2012 | |
| 160 | South Sudan | 44.08% | 2008 | |
| 161 | Chad | 40.69% | 2016 |