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Female literacy rate, ages 15-24, 2021:

The average for 2021 based on 11 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 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
Costa Rica 99.61 1 1984 - 2021
Bolivia 99.54 2 1976 - 2021
Brazil 99.49 3 1980 - 2022
Colombia 99.34 4 1993 - 2021
Panama 99.24 5 1980 - 2021
Paraguay 99.24 6 1982 - 2021
Uruguay 99.22 7 1975 - 2021
Peru 99.18 8 1981 - 2021
Domin. Rep. 98.97 9 1981 - 2022
Ecuador 96.51 10 1982 - 2022
Puerto Rico 92.4 11 1980 - 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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