Literacy rate, youth female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Literacy rate, youth female was 75.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, youth female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1986–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of females ages 15-24.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, youth female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) stood at 75.5%. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 75.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 48.9%, in 1986.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 36th of 40 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Literacy rate, youth female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % of females ages 15-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 48.9% | — |
| 1987 | 49.6% | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 50.0% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 50.6% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 51.1% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 51.1% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 51.0% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 51.3% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 51.6% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 51.6% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 52.1% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 52.8% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 52.3% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 53.1% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 54.1% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 55.2% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 55.6% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 56.4% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 57.0% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 57.4% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 55.4% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 57.4% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 57.9% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 58.3% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 60.1% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 63.7% | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 65.6% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 67.2% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 68.0% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 69.1% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 70.2% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 71.5% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 72.5% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 72.8% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 73.2% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 73.8% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 74.5% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 75.0% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 75.5% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 49.8% | 48.9% | 50.6% | 4 |
| 1990s | 51.8% | 51.0% | 53.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.5% | 54.1% | 58.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.1% | 60.1% | 72.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.4% | 73.2% | 75.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More education data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.67 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.15 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 148.37 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1578 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 41.2% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, youth female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Literacy rate, youth female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 75.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, youth female recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 75.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth female recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.9% in 1986.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for literacy rate, youth female?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 36th out of 40 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, youth female rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.