Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes was 77.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, 1983–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries recorded 77.3% for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries peaked at 77.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 63.2%, in 1996.
That places SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 179th out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 63.5% | — |
| 1984 | 63.5% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 63.5% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 63.4% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 63.6% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 64.0% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 64.2% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 64.2% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 64.2% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 64.0% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 63.5% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 63.3% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 63.3% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 63.2% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 63.5% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 64.0% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 65.2% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 65.3% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 66.0% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 67.8% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 68.2% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 69.2% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 69.4% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 68.9% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 70.4% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 71.2% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 72.0% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 73.1% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 73.8% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 73.9% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 74.9% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 75.1% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 75.7% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 76.2% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 77.0% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 76.5% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 76.2% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 76.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 76.5% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 76.8% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 77.1% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 77.3% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 63.7% | 63.4% | 64.2% | 7 |
| 1990s | 63.8% | 63.2% | 65.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.8% | 65.3% | 72.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.2% | 73.1% | 77.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.8% | 76.2% | 77.3% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries was 77.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 77.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.2% in 1996.
- How does SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes?
- SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries ranks 179th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 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