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 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 |
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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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