Youth literacy rate, ages 15-24 - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Youth literacy rate, ages 15-24, 2021:

The average for 2021 based on 58 countries was 93.45 percent. The highest value was in Romania: 100 percent and the lowest value was in Afghanistan: 56 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 Youth literacy rate, ages 15-24, 2021 Global rank Available data
Romania 100 1 1992 - 2021
Russia 100 2 1989 - 2021
Singapore 100 3 1980 - 2021
UA Emirates 100 4 1975 - 2022
Uzbekistan 100 5 2000 - 2022
Estonia 99.99 6 1989 - 2021
Lithuania 99.95 7 1989 - 2021
Cyprus 99.9 8 1992 - 2021
Poland 99.9 9 1978 - 2021
Ukraine 99.9 10 2001 - 2021
Latvia 99.82 11 1989 - 2021
Macao 99.79 12 1981 - 2021
Brunei 99.77 13 1981 - 2021
Croatia 99.76 14 1991 - 2021
Portugal 99.71 15 1981 - 2021
Moldova 99.7 16 1989 - 2021
Costa Rica 99.53 17 1984 - 2021
Bolivia 99.52 18 1976 - 2021
Malta 99.45 19 1985 - 2021
Maldives 99.43 20 1977 - 2021
Tonga 99.4 21 1976 - 2021
Mauritius 99.3 22 1990 - 2021
Brazil 99.28 23 1980 - 2022
Panama 99.25 24 1980 - 2022
Uruguay 99.18 25 1975 - 2022
Peru 99.12 26 1981 - 2022
Colombia 99.11 27 1993 - 2022
Samoa 99.1 28 1991 - 2021
Montenegro 99.05 29 1981 - 2021
Sri Lanka 99 30 1981 - 2022
Suriname 98.9 31 2004 - 2021
Domin. Rep. 98.84 32 1981 - 2022
Thailand 98.8 33 1980 - 2022
Hungary 98.7 34 1980 - 2021
Paraguay 98.63 35 1982 - 2022
El Salvador 98.07 36 1992 - 2023
Bulgaria 98.06 37 2001 - 2021
Syria 98 38 1981 - 2021
Fiji 97.58 39 2021 - 2021
South Africa 97 40 1980 - 2021
Vanuatu 96.9 41 1979 - 2021
Ecuador 96.33 42 1982 - 2022
Namibia 95.55 43 1991 - 2021
Bangladesh 95 44 1981 - 2021
Nepal 94.18 45 1981 - 2021
Gabon 93.98 46 1993 - 2022
Puerto Rico 92.4 47 1980 - 2021
Cambodia 91.83 48 1998 - 2022
Madagascar 82.38 49 2000 - 2022
R. of Congo 82.36 50 1984 - 2021
Mauritania 76.49 51 2000 - 2021
Nigeria 73.67 52 1991 - 2021
Gambia 67.49 53 2000 - 2022
Ivory Coast 66.84 54 1988 - 2021
Benin 65.32 55 1979 - 2022
Burkina Faso 62.67 56 1975 - 2022
Guinea 60.33 57 1996 - 2021
Afghanistan 56 58 1979 - 2022


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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. Romania
2. Russia
3. Singapore
4. UA Emirates
5. Uzbekistan
6. Estonia
7. Lithuania
8. Cyprus
9. Poland
10. Ukraine
11. Latvia
12. Macao
13. Brunei
14. Croatia
15. Portugal
16. Moldova
17. Costa Rica
18. Bolivia
19. Malta
20. Maldives
21. Tonga
22. Mauritius
23. Brazil
24. Panama
25. Uruguay
26. Peru
27. Colombia
28. Samoa
29. Montenegro
30. Sri Lanka
31. Suriname
32. Domin. Rep.
33. Thailand
34. Hungary
35. Paraguay
36. El Salvador
37. Bulgaria
38. Syria
39. Fiji
40. South Africa
41. Vanuatu
42. Ecuador
43. Namibia
44. Bangladesh
45. Nepal
46. Gabon
47. Puerto Rico
48. Cambodia
49. Madagascar
50. R. of Congo
51. Mauritania
52. Nigeria
53. Gambia
54. Ivory Coast
55. Benin
56. Burkina Faso
57. Guinea
58. Afghanistan
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99.99
99.95
99.90
99.90
99.90
99.82
99.79
99.77
99.76
99.71
99.70
99.53
99.52
99.45
99.43
99.40
99.30
99.28
99.25
99.18
99.12
99.11
99.10
99.05
99.00
98.90
98.84
98.80
98.70
98.63
98.07
98.06
98.00
97.58
97.00
96.90
96.33
95.55
95.00
94.18
93.98
92.40
91.83
82.38
82.36
76.49
73.67
67.49
66.84
65.32
62.67
60.33
56.00
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