Literacy rate, youth total in IDA blend
IDA blend: Literacy rate, youth total was 79.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, youth total in IDA blend, 1981–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of people ages 15-24.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, youth total in IDA blend is 79.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth total in IDA blend peaked at 79.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 60.6%, in 1981.
That places IDA blend 33rd out of 40 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Literacy rate, youth total in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | % of people ages 15-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 60.6% | — |
| 1982 | 60.7% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 60.9% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 61.2% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 61.6% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 61.9% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 62.6% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 63.2% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 63.8% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 64.6% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 65.4% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 67.4% | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 69.4% | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 70.2% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 70.3% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 71.2% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 71.8% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 72.4% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 73.1% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 70.2% | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 70.9% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 71.4% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 72.2% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 72.8% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 72.3% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 72.8% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 71.4% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 72.8% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 72.9% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 73.3% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 73.5% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 74.6% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 74.5% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 75.5% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 76.2% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 76.9% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 77.1% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 77.7% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 77.8% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 78.2% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 78.6% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 79.0% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 79.3% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 79.7% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 61.8% | 60.6% | 63.8% | 9 |
| 1990s | 69.6% | 64.6% | 73.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.0% | 70.2% | 72.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.7% | 73.3% | 77.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.0% | 78.2% | 79.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
More education data for IDA blend
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 86.20 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.26 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 37.9% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1273 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 51.87 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, youth total in IDA blend?
- Literacy rate, youth total in IDA blend was 79.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, youth total recorded in IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 79.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth total recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.6% in 1981.
- How does IDA blend rank for literacy rate, youth total?
- IDA blend ranks 33rd out of 40 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, youth total rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.