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 13 countries was 75.38 percent. The highest value was in Mauritius: 99.58 percent and the lowest value was in Guinea: 49.09 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
Mauritius 99.58 1 1990 - 2021
South Africa 97 2 1980 - 2021
Namibia 96.62 3 1991 - 2021
Gabon 93.04 4 1993 - 2022
Madagascar 82.24 5 2000 - 2022
R. of Congo 79.5 6 1984 - 2021
Mauritania 75.03 7 2000 - 2021
Nigeria 69.05 8 1991 - 2021
Gambia 62.55 9 2000 - 2022
Benin 59.19 10 1979 - 2022
Burkina Faso 58.76 11 1975 - 2022
Ivory Coast 58.32 12 1988 - 2021
Guinea 49.09 13 1996 - 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. Mauritius
2. South Africa
3. Namibia
4. Gabon
5. Madagascar
6. R. of Congo
7. Mauritania
8. Nigeria
9. Gambia
10. Benin
11. Burkina Faso
12. Ivory Coast
13. Guinea
99.58
97.00
96.62
93.04
82.24
79.50
75.03
69.05
62.55
59.19
58.76
58.32
49.09
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24.9
49.8
74.7
99.58


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