Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)
WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes was 81.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019), 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) is 81.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) peaked at 81.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 59.0%, in 1980.
WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) ranks 154th of 204 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 59.0% | — |
| 1981 | 59.2% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 59.5% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 59.7% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 59.9% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 60.2% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 60.4% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 60.8% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 61.8% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 62.3% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 62.9% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 63.2% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 63.8% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 64.7% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 65.3% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 65.8% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 66.4% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 66.9% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 67.9% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 68.8% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 68.2% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 68.9% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 70.0% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 70.7% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 71.3% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 71.4% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 69.8% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 70.1% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 70.8% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 71.4% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 73.5% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 74.7% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 75.4% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 76.9% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 77.4% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 78.2% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 79.1% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 79.6% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 79.8% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 80.0% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 80.2% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 80.5% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 80.7% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 81.0% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 81.3% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 60.3% | 59.0% | 62.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.6% | 62.9% | 68.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.3% | 68.2% | 71.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.5% | 73.5% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.7% | 80.2% | 81.3% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 66.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 72.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 49.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 25.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 13.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.97 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) was 81.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- The highest recorded value was 81.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.0% in 1980.
- How does WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes?
- WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) ranks 154th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 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