Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-
DemographicsWB WDIwb_wdi:SE.ADT.1524.LT.ZS•Percent of people ages 15-24•1970 → 2024•172 countries
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High-level context for this country series.
DemographicsWB WDI
Coverage
172
Frequency
—
Range
1970 \u2192 2024
Latest
2024
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15- by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2024)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 81%
81% – 91.99%
91.99% – 96.6%
96.6% – 98.78%
98.78% – 99.4%
99.4% – 99.82%
> 99.82%
No data
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Highest 15 countries
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-
50 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-
Countries
50
Median
99.8%
Mean
99.8%
25th pctl
99.7%
75th pctl
99.9%
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Compare trends
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-
PeruBoliviaWest Bank and Gaza
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| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| BarbadosBRB | 100% | 2012 | |
| PalauPLW | 100% | 2020 | |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK | 100% | 2008 | — |
| San MarinoSMR | 100% | 2022 | — |
| UzbekistanUZB | 100% | 2022 | |
| TuvaluTUV | 100% | 2022 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 99.98% | 2012 | — |
| EstoniaEST | 99.95% | 2011 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 99.95% | 2008 | — |
| RomaniaROU | 99.94% | 2021 | |
| Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA | 99.94% | 2020 | — |
| Russian FederationRUS | 99.92% | 2021 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 99.9% | 2022 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 99.89% | 2023 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 99.89% | 2024 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 99.89% | 2021 | |
| TongaTON | 99.89% | 2019 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 99.88% | 2023 | |
| GuamGUM | 99.88% | 1990 | |
| BelarusBLR | 99.87% | 2019 | |
| ItalyITA | 99.87% | 2019 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 99.86% | 2011 | |
| LatviaLVA | 99.84% | 2011 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 99.83% | 2009 | |
| CyprusCYP | 99.82% | 2011 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 99.81% | 2014 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 99.8% | 2023 | |
| Macao SAR, ChinaMAC | 99.8% | 2016 | |
| PolandPOL | 99.8% | 1978 | — |
| UkraineUKR | 99.8% | 2001 | — |
| PhilippinesPHL | 99.77% | 2022 | |
| ChinaCHN | 99.76% | 2020 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 99.76% | 1991 | — |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 99.75% | 2009 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 99.74% | 2022 | |
| SpainESP | 99.73% | 2021 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 99.68% | 2020 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 99.66% | 2013 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 99.66% | 2024 | |
| OmanOMN | 99.66% | 2022 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 99.65% | 2001 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 99.61% | 2024 | |
| CubaCUB | 99.61% | 2019 | |
| BahrainBHR | 99.52% | 2024 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 99.52% | 2023 | |
| GreeceGRC | 99.49% | 2009 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 99.49% | 2023 | |
| PeruPER | 99.49% | 2024 | |
| PortugalPRT | 99.44% | 2011 | |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 99.4% | 2024 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)