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Youth literacy

% aged 15-24 · showing the worst first

126 of 216 countries report a figure for youth literacy

World average: 91.2%

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RankCountryValueYear
#126Chad45.1%2019
#125Mali50.3%2024
#124Central African Republic50.6%2019
#123Niger53.9%2022
#122Guinea53.9%2018
#121Afghanistan62.7%2022
#120Burkina Faso62.8%2022
#119Ivory Coast66.8%2021
#118Senegal67.4%2023
#117The Gambia67.5%2021
#116Somalia70.7%2022
#115Mauritania70.9%2020
#114Benin71.3%2022
#113Mozambique71.4%2022
#112Sierra Leone73.0%2019
#111Pakistan73.1%2021
#110Zambia77.7%2024
#109Democratic Republic of the Congo77.9%2023
#108Djibouti79.6%2017
#107Costa Rica80.6%2018
#106Angola80.7%2023
#105Malawi80.7%2020
#104Nigeria81.4%2024
#103Cameroon81.9%2018
#102Guinea-Bissau82.2%2022
#101Madagascar82.4%2021
#100Ethiopia84.7%2022
#99Uganda85.2%2024
#98Timor-Leste86.1%2022
#97Tanzania87.1%2022
#96Burundi88.4%2020
#95Haiti88.9%2017
#94Rwanda90.0%2022
#93Togo90.4%2022
#92Laos90.4%2023
#91Kiribati90.4%2019
#90Comoros90.8%2021
#89Ghana91.5%2021
#88Nauru91.7%2021
#87Papua New Guinea91.9%2022
#86Trinidad and Tobago92.0%2022
#85Namibia92.1%2023
#84Turkey92.2%2022
#83Iraq92.4%2021
#82Puerto Rico92.4%2017
#81Zimbabwe92.5%2019
#80Bangladesh93.4%2022
#79Jamaica93.6%2022
#78Indonesia93.8%2022
#77Vanuatu93.9%2023
#76Gabon94.0%2021
#75Nepal94.2%2019
#74Egypt95.2%2022
#73Guatemala95.4%2024
#72São Tomé and Príncipe95.5%2019
#71Honduras95.8%2024
#70Belize96.2%2022
#69Marshall Islands96.4%2021
#68Myanmar96.4%2020
#67Lesotho96.5%2024
#66Cambodia96.6%2023
#65Lebanon96.7%2019
#64South Africa97.2%2024
#63India97.3%2024
#62Montenegro97.4%2018
#61Suriname97.7%2018
#60Bhutan97.7%2022
#59Tunisia98.2%2023
#58Thailand98.2%2022
#57Dominican Republic98.2%2024
#56El Salvador98.2%2024
#55Cape Verde98.3%2024
#54Syria98.4%2021
#53Paraguay98.6%2024
#52Eswatini98.7%2022
#51Jordan98.7%2024
#50Iran98.7%2023
#49Maldives98.7%2019
#48Venezuela98.7%2017
#47Malaysia98.8%2022
#46Tajikistan98.8%2017
#45Sri Lanka98.9%2024
#44Cayman Islands98.9%2017
#43Mexico98.9%2024
#42Colombia99.0%2024
#41Ecuador99.0%2024
#40Uruguay99.0%2024
#39Samoa99.0%2019
#38Vietnam99.1%2022
#37Albania99.1%2023
#36Guyana99.1%2020
#35Panama99.2%2024
#34Chile99.3%2022
#33Kuwait99.3%2020
#32Mongolia99.3%2024
#31Palestine99.4%2024
#30Brazil99.5%2024
#29Peru99.5%2024
#28Bahrain99.5%2024
#27United Arab Emirates99.6%2024
#26Cuba99.6%2019
#25Oman99.7%2022
#24Georgia99.7%2024
#23Argentina99.7%2020
#22Tonga99.7%2023
#21Spain99.7%2021
#20Serbia99.7%2022
#19People's Republic of China99.8%2020
#18Philippines99.8%2022
#17Bolivia99.8%2024
#16Macau99.8%2016
#15Mauritius99.8%2023
#14Italy99.9%2019
#13Belarus99.9%2019
#12Azerbaijan99.9%2023
#11Singapore99.9%2021
#10Saudi Arabia99.9%2024
#9Armenia99.9%2023
#8Turkmenistan99.9%2022
#7Russia99.9%2021
#6Turks and Caicos Islands99.9%2020
#5Romania99.9%2021
#4Tuvalu100.0%2022
#3Uzbekistan100.0%2022
#2San Marino100.0%2022
#1Palau100.0%2020
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Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)