Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes was 78.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024, 1979–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 is 78.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 78.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 60.4%, in 1979.
That places GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 172nd out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 60.4% | — |
| 1980 | 60.6% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 61.0% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 61.4% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 61.6% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 61.9% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 62.4% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 62.7% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 63.7% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 64.1% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 64.5% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 64.9% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 65.2% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 65.8% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 66.2% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 66.9% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 67.5% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 68.1% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 68.6% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 69.3% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 69.7% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 68.1% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 68.7% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 69.9% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 70.6% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 71.2% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 71.6% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 70.9% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 71.3% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 72.3% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 72.8% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 73.2% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 74.6% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 75.3% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 75.9% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 76.4% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 77.2% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 77.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 77.6% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 77.0% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 77.0% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 77.3% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 77.7% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 78.1% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 78.5% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 78.8% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60.4% | 60.4% | 60.4% | 1 |
| 1980s | 62.4% | 60.6% | 64.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.2% | 64.9% | 69.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.7% | 68.1% | 72.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.1% | 73.2% | 77.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.1% | 77.3% | 78.8% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.037 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 48.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5106 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 102.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.00 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.19 million (2024)
All data for GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 was 78.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 78.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.4% in 1979.
- How does GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes?
- GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 ranks 172nd out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 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