Literacy rate, youth total in Low income
Low income: Literacy rate, youth total was 75.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, youth total in Low income, 1988–2024
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 Low income is 75.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth total in Low income peaked at 75.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 57.2%, in 1994.
That places Low income 39th out of 40 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Literacy rate, youth total in Low income, year by year
| Year | % of people ages 15-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 57.5% | — |
| 1989 | 58.0% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 58.4% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 58.1% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 57.5% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 57.3% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 57.2% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 57.5% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 57.5% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 57.7% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 58.2% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 58.5% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 58.7% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 59.3% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 61.5% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 61.9% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 62.6% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 63.0% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 61.5% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 63.2% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 64.4% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 65.3% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 66.0% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 68.9% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 69.8% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 71.0% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 71.7% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 72.4% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 73.4% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 73.2% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 73.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 73.6% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 74.1% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 74.5% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 75.0% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 75.4% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 57.7% | 57.5% | 58.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 57.8% | 57.2% | 58.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.1% | 58.7% | 65.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.1% | 66.0% | 73.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.5% | 73.6% | 75.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More education data for Low income
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1505 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 43.24 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.8% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 112.44 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, youth total in Low income?
- Literacy rate, youth total in Low income was 75.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, youth total recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 75.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth total recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.2% in 1994.
- How does Low income rank for literacy rate, youth total?
- Low income ranks 39th out of 40 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, youth total rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low income 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.