Youth/adult literacy rate in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)
Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs): Youth/adult literacy rate was 77.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth/adult literacy rate in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs), 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, youth/adult literacy rate in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) stood at 77.3%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth/adult literacy rate in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) peaked at 77.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 65.3%, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Youth/adult literacy rate in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 65.3% | — |
| 2001 | 66.0% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 67.8% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 68.2% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 69.2% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 69.4% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 68.9% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 70.4% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 71.2% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 72.0% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 73.1% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 73.8% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 73.9% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 74.9% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 75.1% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 75.7% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 76.2% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 77.0% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 76.5% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 76.2% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 76.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 76.5% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 76.8% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 77.1% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 77.3% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.8% | 65.3% | 72.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.2% | 73.1% | 77.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.8% | 76.2% | 77.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)
More education data for Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services 16.2% (2024)
- Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex 23.5% (2025)
- Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training 42.1% (2024)
- Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and 0.8394 (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level 75.1% (2024)
- Adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth 0.9828 (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to computers for pedagogical 54.6% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by 73.8% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical 52.1% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education 63.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth/adult literacy rate in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)?
- Youth/adult literacy rate in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) was 77.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 77.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.3% in 2000.
- How does Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) rank for youth/adult literacy rate?
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) ranks 11th out of 11 regions with data for 2024.
- Is youth/adult literacy rate rising or falling in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Youth/adult literacy rate (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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