Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Tonga: Literacy rate, youth female
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
98.9%
in 2024
Tonga
99.8%
in 2023
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
13th
Tonga rank
10th
Literacy rate, youth female over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 99.8% against 98.9% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Tonga ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 13th and Tonga ranks 10th of 40 groups.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 86.4% | 99.8% | 13.4% | Tonga |
| 1990s | 94.6% | 99.3% | 4.8% | Tonga |
| 2000s | 96.8% | 99.6% | 2.7% | Tonga |
| 2010s | 98.5% | 99.5% | 1.0% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 98.8% | 99.8% | 1.0% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, youth female, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 99.8% against 98.9% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, youth female between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Tonga?
- 0.9%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Tonga?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Tonga rank globally for literacy rate, youth female?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 13th and Tonga ranks 10th of 40 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.