Literacy rate, youth total in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Literacy rate, youth total was 77.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, youth total in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1986–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of people ages 15-24.
Analysis
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) recorded 77.8% for literacy rate, youth total in 2024. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth total in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 77.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 57.1%, in 1986.
That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 38th out of 40 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Literacy rate, youth total in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % of people ages 15-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 57.1% | — |
| 1987 | 57.8% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 58.0% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 58.5% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 58.9% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 58.7% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 58.4% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 58.4% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 58.5% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 58.4% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 58.5% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 58.9% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 58.6% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 59.4% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 60.2% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 60.9% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 62.7% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 63.1% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 63.7% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 63.9% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 62.5% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 64.0% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 64.4% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 64.8% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 66.0% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 68.7% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 70.5% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 71.8% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 72.3% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 73.1% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 73.7% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 74.7% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 75.7% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 75.8% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 76.1% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 76.6% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 77.0% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 77.5% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 77.8% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 57.8% | 57.1% | 58.5% | 4 |
| 1990s | 58.7% | 58.4% | 59.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.0% | 60.2% | 64.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.2% | 66.0% | 75.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.0% | 76.1% | 77.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- 35 Tajikistan 98.8% compare
- 36 Malaysia 98.8% compare
- 37 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 98.7% compare
- 38 Maldives 98.7% compare
- 39 Iran, Islamic Republic of 98.7% compare
- 40 Qatar 98.7% compare
- 41 Jordan 98.7% compare
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 total in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Literacy rate, youth total in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 77.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, youth total recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 77.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth total recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.1% in 1986.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for literacy rate, youth total?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 38th out of 40 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, youth total rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. 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 total (% of people 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.