Youth/adult literacy rate in Northern America
Northern America: Youth/adult literacy rate was 99.6% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
99.6%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
4th
of 18 groups
All-time high
99.6%
in 2021
All-time low
99.6%
in 2003
Years of data
12
2003–2022
Youth/adult literacy rate in Northern America, 2003–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Northern America recorded 99.6% for youth/adult literacy rate in 2022. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth/adult literacy rate in Northern America peaked at 99.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 99.6%, in 2003.
Youth/adult literacy rate in Northern America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 99.6% | — |
| 2004 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.6% | 99.6% | 99.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 99.6% | 99.6% | 99.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 99.6% | 99.6% | 99.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
- 1 Uzbekistan 100.0% compare
- 2 Türkiye 100.0% compare
- 2 Türkiye 100.0% compare
- 4 Armenia 99.9% compare
- 4 Saudi Arabia 99.9% compare
- 4 Singapore 99.9% compare
- 7 Azerbaijan 99.9% compare
More education data for Northern America
- Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex 11.8% (2025)
- Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and 1.09 ratio (2024)
- Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training 54.5% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level 100.0% (2020)
- Adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth 1 ratio (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to computers for pedagogical 100.0% (2020)
- Proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by 100.0% (2020)
- Proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical 99.9% (2020)
- Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education 100.0% (2020)
- Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation, by 100.0% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth/adult literacy rate in Northern America?
- Youth/adult literacy rate in Northern America was 99.6% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.6% in 2003.
- How does Northern America rank for youth/adult literacy rate?
- Northern America ranks 4th out of 18 groups with data for 2022.
- Is youth/adult literacy rate rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Northern America 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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