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Literacy rate, youth total (% of people 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
91.9Percent of people ages 15-24
Median: 98.2Percent of people ages 15-24
Countries Covered
172
with available data
Highest
North Korea
100.0Percent of people ages 15-24
Lowest
South Sudan
36.7Percent of people ages 15-24
Top 5 Countries
1North Korea100.0Percent of people ages 15-24
2Palau100.0Percent of people ages 15-24
3San Marino100.0Percent of people ages 15-24
4Tuvalu100.0Percent of people ages 15-24
5Uzbekistan100.0Percent of people ages 15-24
By Region
Europe99.6Percent of people ages 15-24(16 countries)
South America99.3Percent of people ages 15-24(7 countries)
North America97.1Percent of people ages 15-24(2 countries)
Asia94.1Percent of people ages 15-24(24 countries)
Other90.0Percent of people ages 15-24(114 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (36.7Percent of people ages 15-24)High (100.0Percent of people ages 15-24)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 91.9Percent of people ages 15-24)
Europe (16)
South America (7)
North America (2)
Asia (24)
Other (114)
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 | North Korea | 100.0Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 2 | Palau | 100.0Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 3 | San Marino | 100.0Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 4 | Tuvalu | 100.0Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 5 | Uzbekistan | 100.0Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 6 | Barbados | 100.0Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 7 | Saint Lucia | 100.0Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 8 | Estonia | 99.9Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 9 | South Korea | 99.9Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 10 | Romania | 99.9Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 11 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 99.9Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 12 | Russian Federation | 99.9Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 13 | Turkmenistan | 99.9Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 14 | Saudi Arabia | 99.9Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 15 | Singapore | 99.9Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 16 | Armenia | 99.9Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 17 | Guam | 99.9Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 18 | Azerbaijan | 99.9Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 19 | Belarus | 99.9Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 20 | Italy | 99.9Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 21 | Lithuania | 99.9Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 22 | Latvia | 99.8Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 23 | Kazakhstan | 99.8Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 24 | Cyprus | 99.8Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 25 | Moldova, Republic of | 99.8Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 26 | Mauritius | 99.8Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 27 | Macao | 99.8Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 28 | Poland | 99.8Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 29 | Ukraine | 99.8Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 30 | Bolivia | 99.8Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 31 | Philippines | 99.8Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 32 | People's Republic of China | 99.8Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 33 | Slovenia | 99.8Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 34 | Kyrgyzstan | 99.8Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 35 | Serbia | 99.7Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 36 | Spain | 99.7Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 37 | Tonga | 99.7Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 38 | Argentina | 99.7Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 39 | Georgia | 99.7Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 40 | Oman | 99.7Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 41 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 99.7Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 42 | Croatia | 99.7Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 43 | Cuba | 99.6Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 44 | United Arab Emirates | 99.6Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 45 | Bahrain | 99.5Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 46 | Greece | 99.5Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 47 | Peru | 99.5Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 48 | Brazil | 99.5Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 49 | Portugal | 99.4Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 50 | State of Palestine | 99.4Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 51 | Hungary | 99.4Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 52 | Brunei Darussalam | 99.4Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 53 | Mongolia | 99.3Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 54 | Kuwait | 99.3Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 55 | Chile | 99.3Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 56 | Panama | 99.2Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 57 | Guyana | 99.1Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 58 | Aruba | 99.1Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 59 | New Caledonia | 99.1Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 60 | Albania | 99.1Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 61 | Vietnam | 99.1Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 62 | Uruguay | 99.0Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 63 | Samoa | 99.0Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 64 | Ecuador | 99.0Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 65 | Seychelles | 99.0Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 66 | Colombia | 99.0Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 67 | Grenada | 99.0Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 68 | Mexico | 98.9Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 69 | Cayman Islands | 98.9Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 70 | Malta | 98.9Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 71 | Sri Lanka | 98.9Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 72 | Tajikistan | 98.8Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 73 | Malaysia | 98.8Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 74 | Venezuela | 98.7Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 75 | Maldives | 98.7Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 76 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 98.7Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 77 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 98.7Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 78 | Qatar | 98.7Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 79 | Jordan | 98.7Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 80 | Eswatini | 98.7Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 81 | Paraguay | 98.6Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 82 | Israel | 98.6Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 83 | Syrian Arab Republic | 98.4Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 84 | Cape Verde | 98.3Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 85 | El Salvador | 98.2Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 86 | Dominican Republic | 98.2Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 87 | Thailand | 98.2Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 88 | Tunisia | 98.2Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 89 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 98.0Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 90 | Bulgaria | 97.9Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 91 | Bhutan | 97.7Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 92 | Suriname | 97.7Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 93 | American Samoa | 97.7Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 94 | Montenegro | 97.4Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 95 | India | 97.3Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 96 | South Africa | 97.2Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 97 | Equatorial Guinea | 97.1Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 98 | Lebanon | 96.7Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 99 | Cambodia | 96.6Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 100 | Lesotho | 96.5Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 101 | Myanmar | 96.4Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 102 | Marshall Islands | 96.4Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 103 | Belize | 96.2Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 104 | Honduras | 95.8Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 105 | Sao Tome and Principe | 95.5Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 106 | Guatemala | 95.4Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 107 | Nicaragua | 95.3Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 108 | Egypt | 95.2Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 109 | Nepal | 94.2Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 110 | Gabon | 94.0Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 111 | Botswana | 94.0Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 112 | Vanuatu | 93.9Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 113 | Indonesia | 93.8Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 114 | Algeria | 93.8Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 115 | Jamaica | 93.6Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 116 | Bangladesh | 93.4Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 117 | Kenya | 93.2Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 118 | Zimbabwe | 92.5Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 119 | Puerto Rico | 92.4Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 120 | Iraq | 92.4Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 121 | Türkiye | 92.2Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 122 | Namibia | 92.1Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 123 | Trinidad and Tobago | 92.0Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 124 | Papua New Guinea | 91.9Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 125 | Nauru | 91.7Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 126 | Ghana | 91.5Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 127 | Comoros | 90.8Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 128 | Kiribati | 90.4Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 129 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 90.4Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 130 | Togo | 90.4Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 131 | Rwanda | 90.0Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 132 | Libya | 89.3Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 133 | Morocco | 89.1Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 134 | Haiti | 88.9Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 135 | Burundi | 88.4Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 136 | United Republic of Tanzania | 87.1Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 137 | Eritrea | 87.0Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 138 | Timor-Leste | 86.1Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 139 | Uganda | 85.2Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 140 | Ethiopia | 84.7Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 141 | Solomon Islands | 84.6Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 142 | Madagascar | 82.4Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 143 | Guinea-Bissau | 82.2Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 144 | Cameroon | 81.9Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 145 | Nigeria | 81.4Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 146 | Malawi | 80.7Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 147 | Angola | 80.7Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 148 | Costa Rica | 80.6Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 149 | Djibouti | 79.6Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 150 | Republic of the Congo | 78.6Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 151 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 77.9Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 152 | Zambia | 77.7Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 153 | Liberia | 75.1Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 154 | Pakistan | 73.1Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 155 | Sierra Leone | 73.0Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 156 | Mozambique | 71.4Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 157 | Benin | 71.3Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 158 | Mauritania | 70.9Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 159 | Somalia | 70.7Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 160 | Republic of The Gambia | 67.5Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 161 | Senegal | 67.4Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 162 | Cote d'Ivoire | 66.8Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 163 | Sudan | 65.8Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 164 | Burkina Faso | 62.8Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 165 | Afghanistan | 62.7Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 166 | Yemen | 60.2Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 167 | Guinea | 53.9Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 168 | Niger | 53.9Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 169 | Central African Republic | 50.6Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 170 | Mali | 50.3Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 171 | Chad | 45.1Percent of people ages 15-24 |
| 172 | South Sudan | 36.7Percent of people ages 15-24 |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2024).
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