Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations
WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations: 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 WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations, 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 WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations is 77.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations peaked at 77.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 67.1%, in 1985.
WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations ranks 180th of 204 groups on this measure, 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 WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 67.1% | — |
| 1986 | 67.3% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 67.8% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 68.2% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 68.6% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 69.0% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 69.0% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 68.8% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 68.9% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 69.4% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 69.9% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 70.1% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 70.5% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 71.1% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 71.3% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 68.8% | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 69.2% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 70.5% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 70.5% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 71.0% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 71.1% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 69.8% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 70.0% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 70.6% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 71.0% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 71.3% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 73.2% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 73.7% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 74.5% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 74.9% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 75.5% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 76.0% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 76.8% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 76.4% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 76.3% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 76.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 76.6% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 76.8% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 77.1% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 77.3% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 67.8% | 67.1% | 68.6% | 5 |
| 1990s | 69.8% | 68.8% | 71.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.2% | 68.8% | 71.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.9% | 71.3% | 76.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.8% | 76.3% | 77.3% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2275 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.67 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 13.02 million (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5679 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0335 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 36.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 67.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.124 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations 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 WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations?
- The highest recorded value was 77.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.1% in 1985.
- How does WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes?
- WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations ranks 180th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations 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