Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes was 73.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, 1991–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries recorded 73.3% for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries peaked at 75.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 61.4%, in 1991.
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 193rd of 204 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 61.4% | — |
| 1992 | 62.5% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 63.2% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 63.7% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 64.5% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 65.8% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 67.0% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 68.3% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 69.5% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 70.7% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 71.8% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 72.9% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 74.1% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 75.2% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 75.7% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 67.3% | -11.1% |
| 2007 | 67.9% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 68.5% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 68.9% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 69.4% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 69.9% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 70.5% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 71.0% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 71.9% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 72.3% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 72.8% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 73.3% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.1% | 61.4% | 69.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 71.3% | 67.3% | 75.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.4% | 69.4% | 73.3% | 8 |
More education data for ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 633,128 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 378,880 (2020)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 226,596 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.63 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 13.6 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.75 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 11.6 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.25 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.84 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.01 million (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries was 73.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 75.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.4% in 1991.
- How does ALECSO: Least Developed Countries rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes?
- ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 193rd out of 204 groups with data for 2018.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes rising or falling in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Least Developed Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release