Youth literacy rate, ages 15-24 - Country rankings
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Youth literacy rate, ages 15-24, 2021 - Country rankings:
The average for 2021 based on 73 countries was 90.41 percent.The highest value was in Estonia: 99.99 percent and the lowest value was in Chad: 35.17 percent. The indicator is available from 1970 to 2021. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estonia | 99.99 | 1 | 1989 - 2021 |
| Lithuania | 99.95 | 2 | 1989 - 2021 |
| Cyprus | 99.9 | 3 | 1992 - 2021 |
| Poland | 99.9 | 4 | 1978 - 2021 |
| Ukraine | 99.9 | 5 | 2001 - 2021 |
| Latvia | 99.82 | 6 | 1989 - 2021 |
| Macao | 99.79 | 7 | 1981 - 2021 |
| Brunei | 99.77 | 8 | 1981 - 2021 |
| Croatia | 99.76 | 9 | 1991 - 2021 |
| Bosnia & Herz. | 99.72 | 10 | 1991 - 2021 |
| Portugal | 99.71 | 11 | 1981 - 2021 |
| Moldova | 99.7 | 12 | 1989 - 2021 |
| UA Emirates | 99.66 | 13 | 1975 - 2021 |
| Costa Rica | 99.53 | 14 | 1984 - 2021 |
| Romania | 99.5 | 15 | 1992 - 2021 |
| Malta | 99.45 | 16 | 1985 - 2021 |
| Maldives | 99.43 | 17 | 1977 - 2021 |
| Albania | 99.42 | 18 | 2001 - 2021 |
| Jordan | 99.42 | 19 | 1979 - 2021 |
| Brazil | 99.4 | 20 | 1980 - 2021 |
| Tonga | 99.4 | 21 | 1976 - 2021 |
| Mauritius | 99.3 | 22 | 1990 - 2021 |
| Chile | 99.1 | 23 | 1982 - 2021 |
| Samoa | 99.1 | 24 | 1991 - 2021 |
| Montenegro | 99.05 | 25 | 1981 - 2021 |
| Ecuador | 99.01 | 26 | 1982 - 2021 |
| Domin. Rep. | 98.94 | 27 | 1981 - 2021 |
| Suriname | 98.9 | 28 | 2004 - 2021 |
| Thailand | 98.8 | 29 | 1980 - 2021 |
| Iran | 98.72 | 30 | 1976 - 2021 |
| Hungary | 98.7 | 31 | 1980 - 2021 |
| Venezuela | 98.7 | 32 | 1981 - 2021 |
| Cape Verde | 98.68 | 33 | 1990 - 2021 |
| Morocco | 98.36 | 34 | 1982 - 2021 |
| S.T.&Principe | 98.1 | 35 | 1981 - 2021 |
| Bulgaria | 98.06 | 36 | 2001 - 2021 |
| Guyana | 97.76 | 37 | 2009 - 2021 |
| Tunisia | 97.7 | 38 | 1984 - 2021 |
| Bhutan | 97.3 | 39 | 2005 - 2021 |
| Vanuatu | 96.9 | 40 | 1979 - 2021 |
| Guatemala | 95.81 | 41 | 1994 - 2021 |
| Cambodia | 95.64 | 42 | 1998 - 2021 |
| Namibia | 95.55 | 43 | 1991 - 2021 |
| Laos | 94.26 | 44 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Nepal | 94.18 | 45 | 1981 - 2021 |
| Burundi | 92.58 | 46 | 1979 - 2021 |
| Puerto Rico | 92.4 | 47 | 1980 - 2021 |
| Egypt | 91.51 | 48 | 1976 - 2021 |
| Uganda | 90.8 | 49 | 1991 - 2021 |
| Zimbabwe | 90.7 | 50 | 1982 - 2021 |
| Gabon | 90.44 | 51 | 1993 - 2021 |
| Lesotho | 89.34 | 52 | 2000 - 2021 |
| Kenya | 88.7 | 53 | 2000 - 2021 |
| Tanzania | 88.1 | 54 | 1988 - 2021 |
| DR Congo | 87.9 | 55 | 2001 - 2021 |
| Rwanda | 86.9 | 56 | 1978 - 2021 |
| Angola | 82.83 | 57 | 2001 - 2021 |
| R. of Congo | 82.36 | 58 | 1984 - 2021 |
| Comoros | 81.21 | 59 | 1980 - 2021 |
| Madagascar | 80.51 | 60 | 2000 - 2021 |
| Mauritania | 76.49 | 61 | 2000 - 2021 |
| Senegal | 76.4 | 62 | 1988 - 2021 |
| Malawi | 76.24 | 63 | 1987 - 2021 |
| Gambia | 73.42 | 64 | 2000 - 2021 |
| Mozambique | 72.48 | 65 | 1980 - 2021 |
| Sierra Leone | 71.9 | 66 | 2004 - 2021 |
| G.-Bissau | 67.88 | 67 | 1979 - 2021 |
| Burkina Faso | 65.48 | 68 | 1975 - 2021 |
| Benin | 65.04 | 69 | 1979 - 2021 |
| Guinea | 60.33 | 70 | 1996 - 2021 |
| Afghanistan | 55.93 | 71 | 1979 - 2021 |
| Niger | 47.16 | 72 | 2001 - 2021 |
| Chad | 35.17 | 73 | 1993 - 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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