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Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24) — series 2
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.
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Key Insights
Global Average
91.4% of females ages 15-24
Median: 98.6% of females ages 15-24
Countries Covered
173
with available data
Highest
Kazakhstan
100.0% of females ages 15-24
Lowest
South Sudan
24.9% of females ages 15-24
Top 5 Countries
1Kazakhstan100.0% of females ages 15-24
2North Korea100.0% of females ages 15-24
3South Korea100.0% of females ages 15-24
4Mauritius100.0% of females ages 15-24
5Palau100.0% of females ages 15-24
By Region
Europe99.6% of females ages 15-24(16 countries)
South America99.5% of females ages 15-24(7 countries)
North America97.1% of females ages 15-24(2 countries)
Asia93.7% of females ages 15-24(24 countries)
Other89.4% of females ages 15-24(115 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (24.9% of females ages 15-24)High (100.0% of females ages 15-24)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 91.4% of females ages 15-24)
Europe (16)
South America (7)
North America (2)
Asia (24)
Other (115)
Africa (9)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 100.0% of females ages 15-24 |
| 2 | North Korea | 100.0% of females ages 15-24 |
| 3 | South Korea | 100.0% of females ages 15-24 |
| 4 | Mauritius | 100.0% of females ages 15-24 |
| 5 | Palau | 100.0% of females ages 15-24 |
| 6 | San Marino | 100.0% of females ages 15-24 |
| 7 | Sudan | 100.0% of females ages 15-24 |
| 8 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 100.0% of females ages 15-24 |
| 9 | Tuvalu | 100.0% of females ages 15-24 |
| 10 | Ukraine | 100.0% of females ages 15-24 |
| 11 | Uzbekistan | 100.0% of females ages 15-24 |
| 12 | Barbados | 100.0% of females ages 15-24 |
| 13 | Saint Lucia | 100.0% of females ages 15-24 |
| 14 | Estonia | 100.0% of females ages 15-24 |
| 15 | Romania | 99.9% of females ages 15-24 |
| 16 | Italy | 99.9% of females ages 15-24 |
| 17 | Russian Federation | 99.9% of females ages 15-24 |
| 18 | Singapore | 99.9% of females ages 15-24 |
| 19 | Belarus | 99.9% of females ages 15-24 |
| 20 | Turkmenistan | 99.9% of females ages 15-24 |
| 21 | Azerbaijan | 99.9% of females ages 15-24 |
| 22 | Latvia | 99.9% of females ages 15-24 |
| 23 | Lithuania | 99.9% of females ages 15-24 |
| 24 | Macao | 99.9% of females ages 15-24 |
| 25 | Argentina | 99.9% of females ages 15-24 |
| 26 | Armenia | 99.9% of females ages 15-24 |
| 27 | Guam | 99.8% of females ages 15-24 |
| 28 | Cyprus | 99.8% of females ages 15-24 |
| 29 | Moldova, Republic of | 99.8% of females ages 15-24 |
| 30 | Poland | 99.8% of females ages 15-24 |
| 31 | Tonga | 99.8% of females ages 15-24 |
| 32 | Kyrgyzstan | 99.8% of females ages 15-24 |
| 33 | Georgia | 99.8% of females ages 15-24 |
| 34 | Slovenia | 99.8% of females ages 15-24 |
| 35 | People's Republic of China | 99.8% of females ages 15-24 |
| 36 | Saudi Arabia | 99.8% of females ages 15-24 |
| 37 | Serbia | 99.8% of females ages 15-24 |
| 38 | Spain | 99.8% of females ages 15-24 |
| 39 | Trinidad and Tobago | 99.7% of females ages 15-24 |
| 40 | Cuba | 99.7% of females ages 15-24 |
| 41 | Bolivia | 99.7% of females ages 15-24 |
| 42 | Brazil | 99.7% of females ages 15-24 |
| 43 | Oman | 99.7% of females ages 15-24 |
| 44 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 99.7% of females ages 15-24 |
| 45 | Croatia | 99.7% of females ages 15-24 |
| 46 | Qatar | 99.7% of females ages 15-24 |
| 47 | Costa Rica | 99.6% of females ages 15-24 |
| 48 | Peru | 99.6% of females ages 15-24 |
| 49 | Kuwait | 99.6% of females ages 15-24 |
| 50 | Samoa | 99.6% of females ages 15-24 |
| 51 | United Arab Emirates | 99.6% of females ages 15-24 |
| 52 | Brunei Darussalam | 99.6% of females ages 15-24 |
| 53 | Colombia | 99.5% of females ages 15-24 |
| 54 | Bahrain | 99.5% of females ages 15-24 |
| 55 | Philippines | 99.5% of females ages 15-24 |
| 56 | Chile | 99.5% of females ages 15-24 |
| 57 | Portugal | 99.5% of females ages 15-24 |
| 58 | Greece | 99.5% of females ages 15-24 |
| 59 | Panama | 99.4% of females ages 15-24 |
| 60 | Fiji | 99.4% of females ages 15-24 |
| 61 | Malta | 99.4% of females ages 15-24 |
| 62 | Seychelles | 99.4% of females ages 15-24 |
| 63 | Hungary | 99.3% of females ages 15-24 |
| 64 | Aruba | 99.3% of females ages 15-24 |
| 65 | Jamaica | 99.3% of females ages 15-24 |
| 66 | Venezuela | 99.2% of females ages 15-24 |
| 67 | Albania | 99.2% of females ages 15-24 |
| 68 | Uruguay | 99.2% of females ages 15-24 |
| 69 | State of Palestine | 99.2% of females ages 15-24 |
| 70 | Ecuador | 99.2% of females ages 15-24 |
| 71 | New Caledonia | 99.1% of females ages 15-24 |
| 72 | Vietnam | 99.1% of females ages 15-24 |
| 73 | Grenada | 99.1% of females ages 15-24 |
| 74 | Sri Lanka | 99.1% of females ages 15-24 |
| 75 | Mexico | 99.1% of females ages 15-24 |
| 76 | Guyana | 99.0% of females ages 15-24 |
| 77 | Montenegro | 98.9% of females ages 15-24 |
| 78 | Mongolia | 98.9% of females ages 15-24 |
| 79 | Jordan | 98.9% of females ages 15-24 |
| 80 | Maldives | 98.9% of females ages 15-24 |
| 81 | Lesotho | 98.8% of females ages 15-24 |
| 82 | Dominican Republic | 98.8% of females ages 15-24 |
| 83 | Eswatini | 98.8% of females ages 15-24 |
| 84 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 98.8% of females ages 15-24 |
| 85 | Cayman Islands | 98.6% of females ages 15-24 |
| 86 | Paraguay | 98.6% of females ages 15-24 |
| 87 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 98.6% of females ages 15-24 |
| 88 | El Salvador | 98.6% of females ages 15-24 |
| 89 | Syrian Arab Republic | 98.4% of females ages 15-24 |
| 90 | Thailand | 98.4% of females ages 15-24 |
| 91 | Tajikistan | 98.3% of females ages 15-24 |
| 92 | Malaysia | 98.3% of females ages 15-24 |
| 93 | Cape Verde | 98.2% of females ages 15-24 |
| 94 | Tunisia | 98.1% of females ages 15-24 |
| 95 | Israel | 98.1% of females ages 15-24 |
| 96 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 98.0% of females ages 15-24 |
| 97 | South Africa | 98.0% of females ages 15-24 |
| 98 | Algeria | 98.0% of females ages 15-24 |
| 99 | Suriname | 98.0% of females ages 15-24 |
| 100 | Bulgaria | 97.7% of females ages 15-24 |
| 101 | American Samoa | 97.4% of females ages 15-24 |
| 102 | Marshall Islands | 97.3% of females ages 15-24 |
| 103 | Cambodia | 97.3% of females ages 15-24 |
| 104 | Bhutan | 97.2% of females ages 15-24 |
| 105 | Nauru | 96.9% of females ages 15-24 |
| 106 | India | 96.6% of females ages 15-24 |
| 107 | Belize | 96.6% of females ages 15-24 |
| 108 | Equatorial Guinea | 96.6% of females ages 15-24 |
| 109 | Honduras | 96.6% of females ages 15-24 |
| 110 | Nicaragua | 96.6% of females ages 15-24 |
| 111 | Myanmar | 96.4% of females ages 15-24 |
| 112 | Botswana | 95.6% of females ages 15-24 |
| 113 | Lebanon | 95.5% of females ages 15-24 |
| 114 | Guatemala | 95.1% of females ages 15-24 |
| 115 | Sao Tome and Principe | 95.1% of females ages 15-24 |
| 116 | Egypt | 94.8% of females ages 15-24 |
| 117 | Indonesia | 94.7% of females ages 15-24 |
| 118 | Vanuatu | 94.5% of females ages 15-24 |
| 119 | Kiribati | 94.5% of females ages 15-24 |
| 120 | Bangladesh | 94.4% of females ages 15-24 |
| 121 | Zimbabwe | 94.2% of females ages 15-24 |
| 122 | Namibia | 93.5% of females ages 15-24 |
| 123 | Gabon | 93.0% of females ages 15-24 |
| 124 | Puerto Rico | 92.4% of females ages 15-24 |
| 125 | Rwanda | 92.4% of females ages 15-24 |
| 126 | Kenya | 92.3% of females ages 15-24 |
| 127 | Nepal | 92.1% of females ages 15-24 |
| 128 | Türkiye | 91.9% of females ages 15-24 |
| 129 | Comoros | 91.4% of females ages 15-24 |
| 130 | Ghana | 91.3% of females ages 15-24 |
| 131 | Papua New Guinea | 91.1% of females ages 15-24 |
| 132 | Iraq | 90.9% of females ages 15-24 |
| 133 | Haiti | 89.3% of females ages 15-24 |
| 134 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 88.5% of females ages 15-24 |
| 135 | Burundi | 88.5% of females ages 15-24 |
| 136 | Togo | 87.7% of females ages 15-24 |
| 137 | Uganda | 85.9% of females ages 15-24 |
| 138 | Timor-Leste | 85.9% of females ages 15-24 |
| 139 | Morocco | 85.3% of females ages 15-24 |
| 140 | United Republic of Tanzania | 85.1% of females ages 15-24 |
| 141 | Eritrea | 82.6% of females ages 15-24 |
| 142 | Madagascar | 82.2% of females ages 15-24 |
| 143 | Solomon Islands | 81.5% of females ages 15-24 |
| 144 | Nigeria | 81.4% of females ages 15-24 |
| 145 | Ethiopia | 80.9% of females ages 15-24 |
| 146 | Libya | 80.3% of females ages 15-24 |
| 147 | Malawi | 80.1% of females ages 15-24 |
| 148 | Guinea-Bissau | 78.3% of females ages 15-24 |
| 149 | Yemen | 76.9% of females ages 15-24 |
| 150 | Cameroon | 76.4% of females ages 15-24 |
| 151 | Zambia | 76.0% of females ages 15-24 |
| 152 | Djibouti | 74.6% of females ages 15-24 |
| 153 | Angola | 73.4% of females ages 15-24 |
| 154 | Republic of the Congo | 70.5% of females ages 15-24 |
| 155 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 68.3% of females ages 15-24 |
| 156 | Benin | 67.9% of females ages 15-24 |
| 157 | Sierra Leone | 67.9% of females ages 15-24 |
| 158 | Burkina Faso | 67.1% of females ages 15-24 |
| 159 | Mauritania | 67.0% of females ages 15-24 |
| 160 | Pakistan | 66.5% of females ages 15-24 |
| 161 | Senegal | 65.6% of females ages 15-24 |
| 162 | Mozambique | 65.4% of females ages 15-24 |
| 163 | Somalia | 65.1% of females ages 15-24 |
| 164 | Liberia | 63.2% of females ages 15-24 |
| 165 | Republic of The Gambia | 62.5% of females ages 15-24 |
| 166 | Cote d'Ivoire | 58.3% of females ages 15-24 |
| 167 | Niger | 44.7% of females ages 15-24 |
| 168 | Afghanistan | 44.2% of females ages 15-24 |
| 169 | Guinea | 43.5% of females ages 15-24 |
| 170 | Mali | 43.1% of females ages 15-24 |
| 171 | Central African Republic | 36.7% of females ages 15-24 |
| 172 | Chad | 33.3% of females ages 15-24 |
| 173 | South Sudan | 24.9% of females ages 15-24 |
Showing 173 of 173 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2024).
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