Literacy rate, youth female in Other small states
Other small states: Literacy rate, youth female was 92.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, youth female in Other small states, 1984–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of females ages 15-24.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, youth female in Other small states is 92.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth female in Other small states peaked at 92.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 80.9%, in 1984.
That places Other small states 22nd out of 40 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Literacy rate, youth female in Other small states, year by year
| Year | % of females ages 15-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 80.9% | — |
| 1985 | 81.3% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 81.7% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 82.3% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 82.9% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 83.4% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 83.7% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 83.8% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 83.9% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 84.1% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 84.2% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 84.4% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 85.0% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 85.5% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 85.8% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 86.2% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 86.7% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 87.1% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 87.5% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 87.8% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 88.0% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 86.9% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 86.7% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 87.0% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 87.4% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 87.0% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 86.4% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 86.9% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 87.3% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 87.8% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 88.2% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 89.0% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 89.8% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 90.2% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 90.6% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 90.8% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 90.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 91.3% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 91.7% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 92.0% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 92.4% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 82.1% | 80.9% | 83.4% | 6 |
| 1990s | 84.6% | 83.7% | 86.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.2% | 86.7% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.7% | 86.4% | 90.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.7% | 90.8% | 92.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
More education data for Other small states
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 183,046 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.53 million (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.14 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 23.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.2% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.3205 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, youth female in Other small states?
- Literacy rate, youth female in Other small states was 92.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, youth female recorded in Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 92.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth female recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.9% in 1984.
- How does Other small states rank for literacy rate, youth female?
- Other small states ranks 22nd out of 40 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, youth female rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Other small states 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.