Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes was 73.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1987–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 73.9%. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% 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 GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 73.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 51.7%, in 1987.
That places GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 191st out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 51.7% | — |
| 1988 | 52.0% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 52.6% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 53.1% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 52.8% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 52.2% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 52.3% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 52.3% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 52.9% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 53.1% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 53.5% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 54.0% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 54.5% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 54.8% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 55.5% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 57.9% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 58.5% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 59.2% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 59.7% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 58.1% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 59.9% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 61.2% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 62.2% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 63.1% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 66.3% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 67.4% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 68.8% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 69.0% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 69.9% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 70.6% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 71.7% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 71.6% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 71.7% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 71.9% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 72.5% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 73.0% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 73.5% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 73.9% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 52.1% | 51.7% | 52.6% | 3 |
| 1990s | 53.1% | 52.2% | 54.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.7% | 54.8% | 62.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.0% | 63.1% | 71.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.9% | 71.9% | 73.9% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.16 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.39 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 17.08 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9721 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9768 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 56.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 73.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 73.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.7% in 1987.
- How does GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes?
- GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 191st out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Low 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