Which has higher literacy rate, youth female, Lesotho or Pre-demographic dividend?

Lesotho, at 98.8% against 74.5% in Pre-demographic dividend as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Pre-demographic dividend?

8 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

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.

Lesotho vs Pre-demographic dividend: Literacy rate, youth female

Lesotho

98.8%

in 2024

Pre-demographic dividend

74.5%

in 2024

Lesotho rank

41st

Pre-demographic dividend rank

38th

Literacy rate, youth female over time

Lesotho
Pre-demographic dividend

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 98.8% against 74.5% in Pre-demographic dividend, a difference of 24.3%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.3 times Pre-demographic dividend's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

Lesotho ranks 41st and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 38th of 105 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Pre-demographic dividend	Difference	Ahead
2000s	92.2%	58.8%	33.4%	Lesotho
2010s	98.6%	69.9%	28.7%	Lesotho
2020s	98.8%	74.5%	24.3%	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, youth female, Lesotho or Pre-demographic dividend?: Lesotho, at 98.8% against 74.5% in Pre-demographic dividend as of 2024.
What is the difference in literacy rate, youth female between Lesotho and Pre-demographic dividend?: 24.3%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Pre-demographic dividend?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and Pre-demographic dividend rank globally for literacy rate, youth female?: Lesotho ranks 41st and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 38th of 105 countries.
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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Indicator: Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24)
Unit: % of females ages 15-24
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 145 places, 2,856 data points, 1974–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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.