ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) vs Gambia: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes

ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
94.7%
in 2024
Gambia
67.5%
in 2021
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank
85th
Gambia rank
87th

Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes over time

  • ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
  • Gambia
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How they compare

ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) currently reports 94.7% against 67.5% in Gambia, a difference of 27.2%.

That makes ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)'s figure about 1.4 times Gambia's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) has been ahead every year.

ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 85th and Gambia ranks 87th of 204 groups.

ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) Gambia Difference Ahead
2000s 81.0% 52.6% 28.5% ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
2010s 92.7% 70.3% 22.4% ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
2020s 93.8% 67.5% 26.3% ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes, ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) or Gambia?
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), at 94.7% against 67.5% in Gambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes between ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) and Gambia?
27.2%, with ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) and Gambia?
5 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) and Gambia rank globally for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes?
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 85th and Gambia ranks 87th of 204 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
299 places, 9,763 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release