Female literacy rate, ages 15-24 - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Female literacy rate, ages 15-24, 2021:

The average for 2021 based on 12 countries was 98.43 percent. The highest value was in Costa Rica: 99.61 percent and the lowest value was in Puerto Rico: 92.4 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
Costa Rica 99.61 1 1984 - 2021
Bolivia 99.54 2 1976 - 2021
Brazil 99.49 3 1980 - 2022
Colombia 99.42 4 1993 - 2022
Panama 99.24 5 1980 - 2022
Paraguay 99.24 6 1982 - 2022
Uruguay 99.22 7 1975 - 2022
Peru 99.18 8 1981 - 2022
Domin. Rep. 98.97 9 1981 - 2022
El Salvador 98.3 10 1992 - 2023
Ecuador 96.51 11 1982 - 2022
Puerto Rico 92.4 12 1980 - 2021


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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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1. Costa Rica
2. Bolivia
3. Brazil
4. Colombia
5. Panama
6. Paraguay
7. Uruguay
8. Peru
9. Domin. Rep.
10. El Salvador
11. Ecuador
12. Puerto Rico
99.61
99.54
99.49
99.42
99.24
99.24
99.22
99.18
98.97
98.30
96.51
92.40
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24.9
49.8
74.7
99.61


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