Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in GPE: Region 1
GPE: Region 1: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes was 82.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in GPE: Region 1, 1985–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in GPE: Region 1 is 82.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in GPE: Region 1 peaked at 82.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 63.5%, in 1985.
That places GPE: Region 1 145th out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in GPE: Region 1, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 63.5% | — |
| 1986 | 64.2% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 65.0% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 65.5% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 66.4% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 67.2% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 67.2% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 67.0% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 66.4% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 66.7% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 67.3% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 67.8% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 68.1% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 67.6% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 68.8% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 69.3% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 69.7% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 72.0% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 72.9% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 72.3% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 70.9% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 72.4% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 73.0% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 73.4% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 74.9% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 75.7% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 77.8% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 79.1% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 79.1% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 79.6% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 79.3% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 80.0% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 80.9% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 81.2% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 81.5% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 81.8% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 82.1% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 82.4% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 82.7% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 64.9% | 63.5% | 66.4% | 5 |
| 1990s | 67.4% | 66.4% | 68.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.9% | 69.3% | 73.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.8% | 74.9% | 81.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.1% | 81.5% | 82.7% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Region 1
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.43 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.48 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 20.92 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.29 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.51 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in GPE: Region 1?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in GPE: Region 1 was 82.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in GPE: Region 1?
- The highest recorded value was 82.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in GPE: Region 1?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.5% in 1985.
- How does GPE: Region 1 rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes?
- GPE: Region 1 ranks 145th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Region 1?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Region 1 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