Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification
WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes was 80.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification, 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification is 80.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification peaked at 80.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50.8%, in 1981.
That places WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification 160th out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 50.8% | — |
| 1982 | 51.3% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 51.7% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 52.1% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 52.6% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 53.0% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 53.5% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 54.9% | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 55.6% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 56.2% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 56.3% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 56.4% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 56.7% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 57.4% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 58.3% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 58.8% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 59.3% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 60.7% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 61.8% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 62.4% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 63.2% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 64.9% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 65.6% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 66.4% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 66.8% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 63.6% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 64.8% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 65.2% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 66.2% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 69.7% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 71.8% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 72.5% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 75.2% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 75.5% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 76.6% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 77.8% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 78.7% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 78.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 79.1% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 79.2% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 79.6% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 79.7% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 80.1% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 80.4% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 52.8% | 50.8% | 55.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 58.2% | 56.2% | 61.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.9% | 62.4% | 66.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.6% | 69.7% | 79.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.8% | 79.2% | 80.4% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.3263 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 36.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7518 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 12.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.8795 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification →
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification was 80.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
- The highest recorded value was 80.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.8% in 1981.
- How does WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes?
- WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification ranks 160th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification 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