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Female literacy rate, ages 15-24, 2021:

The average for 2021 based on 10 countries was 93.13 percent. The highest value was in Uzbekistan: 100 percent and the lowest value was in Afghanistan: 41.59 percent. The indicator is available from 1970 to 2022. 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
Uzbekistan 100 1 2000 - 2022
Macao 99.96 2 1981 - 2021
Brunei 99.83 3 1981 - 2021
UA Emirates 99.59 4 1975 - 2022
Jordan 99.56 5 1979 - 2021
Maldives 99.32 6 1977 - 2021
Sri Lanka 99.14 7 1981 - 2021
Thailand 99.1 8 1980 - 2021
Nepal 93.25 9 1981 - 2021
Afghanistan 41.59 10 1979 - 2021



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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