Literacy rate, youth female in IDA total
IDA total: Literacy rate, youth female was 78.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, youth female in IDA total, 1981–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of females ages 15-24.
Analysis
IDA total recorded 78.3% for literacy rate, youth female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth female in IDA total peaked at 78.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47.7%, in 1981.
IDA total ranks 32nd of 40 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Literacy rate, youth female in IDA total, year by year
| Year | % of females ages 15-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 47.7% | — |
| 1982 | 48.2% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 48.7% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 49.3% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 49.9% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 50.4% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 51.2% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 52.0% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 52.9% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 53.8% | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 54.4% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 54.8% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 55.5% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 56.5% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 57.4% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 58.3% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 59.2% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 60.2% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 61.4% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 60.5% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 61.6% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 62.5% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 63.0% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 63.9% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 64.3% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 63.3% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 64.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 64.8% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 65.6% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 67.4% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 69.3% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 70.1% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 71.8% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 72.6% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 73.8% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 75.1% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 75.7% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 75.9% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 76.3% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 76.7% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 77.2% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 77.5% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 77.9% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 78.3% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 50.0% | 47.7% | 52.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 57.1% | 53.8% | 61.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.3% | 60.5% | 65.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.8% | 67.4% | 76.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.5% | 76.7% | 78.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
More education data for IDA total
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 263.89 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7.15 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1356 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 135.69 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, youth female in IDA total?
- Literacy rate, youth female in IDA total was 78.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, youth female recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 78.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth female recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.7% in 1981.
- How does IDA total rank for literacy rate, youth female?
- IDA total ranks 32nd out of 40 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, youth female rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA total 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.