Literacy rate, youth total in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Literacy rate, youth total was 92.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, youth total in Lower middle income, 1975–2024
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 Lower middle income is 92.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth total in Lower middle income peaked at 92.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 55.4%, in 1975.
Lower middle income ranks 25th of 40 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Literacy rate, youth total in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of people ages 15-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 55.4% | — |
| 1976 | 55.6% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 56.3% | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 57.0% | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 57.6% | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 58.1% | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 58.6% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 59.2% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 59.7% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 60.3% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 60.9% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 61.5% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 62.3% | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 62.8% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 63.9% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 64.9% | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 65.9% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 67.1% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 68.1% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 69.2% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 70.1% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 71.1% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 72.0% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 74.3% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 75.4% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 75.6% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 76.5% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 77.3% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 78.3% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 79.1% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 79.6% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 79.6% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 80.2% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 80.9% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 81.6% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 82.9% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 83.5% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 84.4% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 85.7% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 86.4% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 87.2% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 87.8% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 88.3% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 88.7% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 90.5% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 90.8% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 91.2% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 91.4% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 91.7% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 92.0% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56.4% | 55.4% | 57.6% | 5 |
| 1980s | 60.7% | 58.1% | 63.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.8% | 64.9% | 75.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.9% | 75.6% | 81.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.5% | 82.9% | 90.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.4% | 90.8% | 92.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More education data for Lower middle income
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 265.94 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 343.48 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 29.5% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1181 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, youth total in Lower middle income?
- Literacy rate, youth total in Lower middle income was 92.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, youth total recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 92.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth total recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.4% in 1975.
- How does Lower middle income rank for literacy rate, youth total?
- Lower middle income ranks 25th out of 40 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, youth total rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower middle 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.