Literacy rate, youth total in IDA only
IDA only: Literacy rate, youth total was 81.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, youth total in IDA only, 1981–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of people ages 15-24.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, youth total in IDA only stood at 81.7%. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth total in IDA only peaked at 81.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54.0%, in 1981.
That places IDA only 30th 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 44 years of available data.
Literacy rate, youth total in IDA only, year by year
| Year | % of people ages 15-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 54.0% | — |
| 1982 | 54.5% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 54.8% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 55.2% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 55.6% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 56.0% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 56.5% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 57.7% | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 58.4% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 58.9% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 59.1% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 59.2% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 59.6% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 60.2% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 60.7% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 61.2% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 61.7% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 62.9% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 64.0% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 64.9% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 65.7% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 67.2% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 67.9% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 68.7% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 69.1% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 66.3% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 67.5% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 68.0% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 68.4% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 71.5% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 73.3% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 74.0% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 76.4% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 76.8% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 77.8% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 78.9% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 79.7% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 80.4% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 80.7% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 80.7% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 81.0% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 81.1% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 81.4% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 81.7% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 55.8% | 54.0% | 58.4% | 9 |
| 1990s | 60.8% | 58.9% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.4% | 64.9% | 69.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.9% | 71.5% | 80.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.2% | 80.7% | 81.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
More education data for IDA only
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 182.50 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.00 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9749 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 37.5% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1438 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 87.10 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 only?
- Literacy rate, youth total in IDA only was 81.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, youth total recorded in IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 81.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth total recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.0% in 1981.
- How does IDA only rank for literacy rate, youth total?
- IDA only ranks 30th out of 40 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, youth total rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA only 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.