Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in GPE: Region 2
GPE: Region 2: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes was 75.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in GPE: Region 2, 1985–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: Region 2 recorded 75.8% for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in GPE: Region 2 peaked at 75.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 57.8%, in 1985.
That places GPE: Region 2 185th out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 2, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 57.8% | — |
| 1986 | 58.1% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 59.1% | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 59.5% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 60.1% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 60.7% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 61.3% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 61.9% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 62.6% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 63.4% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 63.1% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 63.8% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 64.7% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 65.7% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 66.2% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 62.5% | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 63.4% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 63.7% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 63.9% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 64.9% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 64.8% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 64.7% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 63.6% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 63.8% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 63.8% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 64.2% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 67.6% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 68.2% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 69.4% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 70.2% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 71.1% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 71.5% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 72.5% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 74.5% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 74.4% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 74.6% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 74.9% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 75.2% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 75.5% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 75.8% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 58.9% | 57.8% | 60.1% | 5 |
| 1990s | 63.3% | 60.7% | 66.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.9% | 62.5% | 64.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.4% | 64.2% | 74.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.2% | 74.6% | 75.8% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Region 2
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.5 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8825 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5225 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.9266 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.51 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.30 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.41 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in GPE: Region 2?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in GPE: Region 2 was 75.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in GPE: Region 2?
- The highest recorded value was 75.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in GPE: Region 2?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.8% in 1985.
- How does GPE: Region 2 rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes?
- GPE: Region 2 ranks 185th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Region 2?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Region 2 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