WB: Middle Income (july 2025) vs Zambia: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes
WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
95.0%
in 2024
Zambia
77.7%
in 2024
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank
82nd
Zambia rank
82nd
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes over time
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
- Zambia
How they compare
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 95.0% against 77.7% in Zambia, a difference of 17.3%.
That makes WB: Middle Income (july 2025)'s figure about 1.2 times Zambia's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, WB: Middle Income (july 2025) has been ahead every year.
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 82nd and Zambia ranks 82nd of 204 groups.
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.2% | 67.9% | 16.3% | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2000s | 87.8% | 69.1% | 18.8% | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2010s | 92.7% | 83.5% | 9.2% | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2020s | 94.7% | 83.0% | 11.6% | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes, WB: Middle Income (july 2025) or Zambia?
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025), at 95.0% against 77.7% in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes between WB: Middle Income (july 2025) and Zambia?
- 17.3%, with WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for WB: Middle Income (july 2025) and Zambia?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do WB: Middle Income (july 2025) and Zambia rank globally for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes?
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 82nd and Zambia ranks 82nd 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release