Low & middle income vs Samoa: Literacy rate, youth female

Low & middle income
91.1%
in 2024
Samoa
99.6%
in 2019
Low & middle income rank
25th
Samoa rank
22nd

Literacy rate, youth female over time

  • Low & middle income
  • Samoa
020406080100197519992024

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 99.6% against 91.1% in Low & middle income, a difference of 8.5%.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Low & middle income's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.

Low & middle income ranks 25th and Samoa ranks 22nd of 40 groups.

Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Low & middle income Samoa Difference Ahead
1990s 75.4% 99.0% 23.6% Samoa
2010s 88.6% 99.7% 11.1% Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, youth female, Low & middle income or Samoa?
Samoa, at 99.6% against 91.1% in Low & middle income as of 2019.
What is the difference in literacy rate, youth female between Low & middle income and Samoa?
8.5%, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Samoa?
5 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2019.
How do Low & middle income and Samoa rank globally for literacy rate, youth female?
Low & middle income ranks 25th and Samoa ranks 22nd 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

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

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.