Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes was 98.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 98.2% for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 98.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 91.6%, in 2003.
GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 67th of 204 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 91.6% | — |
| 2004 | 91.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 91.9% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 92.2% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 92.5% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 92.8% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 93.0% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 93.3% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 93.5% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 93.7% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 96.5% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 96.7% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 96.8% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 97.0% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 97.2% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 97.3% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 97.6% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 98.0% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.2% | 91.6% | 93.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 96.0% | 93.3% | 97.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.9% | 97.6% | 98.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
More education data for GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 44,742 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2013)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15,673 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,930 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 15,242 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31,146 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 91,199 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5,370 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 98.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 98.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.6% in 2003.
- How does GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes?
- GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 67th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: High Income Wb 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