Female literacy rate, ages 15-24 - Country rankings
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Female literacy rate, ages 15-24, 2021:
The average for 2021 based on 58 countries was 92.58 percent. The highest value was in Romania: 100 percent and the lowest value was in Afghanistan: 42 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 | Female 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 |
| Ukraine | 100 | 4 | 2001 - 2021 |
| UA Emirates | 100 | 5 | 1975 - 2022 |
| Uzbekistan | 100 | 6 | 2000 - 2022 |
| Estonia | 99.99 | 7 | 1989 - 2021 |
| Macao | 99.96 | 8 | 1981 - 2021 |
| Lithuania | 99.95 | 9 | 1989 - 2021 |
| Cyprus | 99.91 | 10 | 1992 - 2021 |
| Poland | 99.9 | 11 | 1978 - 2021 |
| Latvia | 99.86 | 12 | 1989 - 2021 |
| Brunei | 99.83 | 13 | 1981 - 2021 |
| Croatia | 99.78 | 14 | 1991 - 2021 |
| Portugal | 99.75 | 15 | 1981 - 2021 |
| Moldova | 99.7 | 16 | 1989 - 2021 |
| Malta | 99.63 | 17 | 1985 - 2021 |
| Costa Rica | 99.61 | 18 | 1984 - 2021 |
| Mauritius | 99.58 | 19 | 1990 - 2021 |
| Bolivia | 99.54 | 20 | 1976 - 2021 |
| Tonga | 99.5 | 21 | 1976 - 2021 |
| Brazil | 99.49 | 22 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Colombia | 99.42 | 23 | 1993 - 2022 |
| Fiji | 99.41 | 24 | 2021 - 2021 |
| Samoa | 99.4 | 25 | 1991 - 2021 |
| Maldives | 99.32 | 26 | 1977 - 2021 |
| Panama | 99.24 | 27 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Paraguay | 99.24 | 28 | 1982 - 2022 |
| Uruguay | 99.22 | 29 | 1975 - 2022 |
| Peru | 99.18 | 30 | 1981 - 2022 |
| Thailand | 99.1 | 31 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Sri Lanka | 99 | 32 | 1981 - 2022 |
| Domin. Rep. | 98.97 | 33 | 1981 - 2022 |
| Montenegro | 98.91 | 34 | 1981 - 2021 |
| Hungary | 98.9 | 35 | 1980 - 2021 |
| Suriname | 98.7 | 36 | 2004 - 2021 |
| El Salvador | 98.3 | 37 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Syria | 98 | 38 | 1981 - 2021 |
| Bulgaria | 97.83 | 39 | 2001 - 2021 |
| Vanuatu | 97.2 | 40 | 1979 - 2021 |
| South Africa | 97 | 41 | 1980 - 2021 |
| Namibia | 96.62 | 42 | 1991 - 2021 |
| Ecuador | 96.51 | 43 | 1982 - 2022 |
| Bangladesh | 96 | 44 | 1981 - 2021 |
| Cambodia | 93.51 | 45 | 1998 - 2022 |
| Nepal | 93.25 | 46 | 1981 - 2021 |
| Gabon | 93.04 | 47 | 1993 - 2022 |
| Puerto Rico | 92.4 | 48 | 1980 - 2021 |
| Madagascar | 82.24 | 49 | 2000 - 2022 |
| R. of Congo | 79.5 | 50 | 1984 - 2021 |
| Mauritania | 75.03 | 51 | 2000 - 2021 |
| Nigeria | 69.05 | 52 | 1991 - 2021 |
| Gambia | 62.55 | 53 | 2000 - 2022 |
| Benin | 59.19 | 54 | 1979 - 2022 |
| Burkina Faso | 58.76 | 55 | 1975 - 2022 |
| Ivory Coast | 58.32 | 56 | 1988 - 2021 |
| Guinea | 49.09 | 57 | 1996 - 2021 |
| Afghanistan | 42 | 58 | 1979 - 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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