Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes was 77.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), 1986–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) is 77.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) peaked at 77.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 57.1%, in 1986.
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 177th of 204 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 57.1% | — |
| 1987 | 57.8% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 58.0% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 58.5% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 58.9% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 58.7% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 58.4% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 58.4% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 58.5% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 58.4% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 58.5% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 58.9% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 58.6% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 59.4% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 60.2% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 60.9% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 62.7% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 63.1% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 63.7% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 63.9% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 62.5% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 64.0% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 64.4% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 64.8% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 66.0% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 68.7% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 70.5% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 71.8% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 72.3% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 73.1% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 73.7% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 74.7% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 75.7% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 75.8% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 76.1% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 76.6% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 77.0% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 77.5% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 77.8% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 57.8% | 57.1% | 58.5% | 4 |
| 1990s | 58.7% | 58.4% | 59.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.0% | 60.2% | 64.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.2% | 66.0% | 75.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.0% | 76.1% | 77.8% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.79 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 25.42 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.88 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.13 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.19 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.57 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.23 million (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) was 77.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The highest recorded value was 77.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.1% in 1986.
- How does WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes?
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 177th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 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