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Female literacy rate, ages 15-24, 2021:

The average for 2021 based on 13 countries was 93.84 percent. The highest value was in Singapore: 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
Singapore 100 1 1980 - 2021
UA Emirates 100 2 1975 - 2022
Uzbekistan 100 3 2000 - 2022
Macao 99.96 4 1981 - 2021
Brunei 99.83 5 1981 - 2021
Maldives 99.32 6 1977 - 2021
Thailand 99.1 7 1980 - 2022
Sri Lanka 99 8 1981 - 2022
Syria 98 9 1981 - 2021
Bangladesh 96 10 1981 - 2021
Cambodia 93.51 11 1998 - 2022
Nepal 93.25 12 1981 - 2021
Afghanistan 42 13 1979 - 2022


New - World map: Female literacy rate, ages 15-24




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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