Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes was 92.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) is 92.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 92.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 55.4%, in 1975.
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 115th of 204 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 55.4% | — |
| 1976 | 55.6% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 56.3% | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 57.0% | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 57.6% | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 58.1% | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 58.6% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 59.2% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 59.7% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 60.3% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 60.9% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 61.5% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 62.3% | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 62.8% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 63.9% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 64.9% | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 65.9% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 67.1% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 68.1% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 69.2% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 70.1% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 71.1% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 72.0% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 74.3% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 75.4% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 75.6% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 76.5% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 77.3% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 78.3% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 79.1% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 79.6% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 79.6% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 80.2% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 80.9% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 81.6% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 82.9% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 83.5% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 84.4% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 85.7% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 86.4% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 87.2% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 87.8% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 88.3% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 88.7% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 90.5% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 90.8% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 91.2% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 91.4% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 91.7% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 92.0% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56.4% | 55.4% | 57.6% | 5 |
| 1980s | 60.7% | 58.1% | 63.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.8% | 64.9% | 75.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.9% | 75.6% | 81.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.5% | 82.9% | 90.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.4% | 90.8% | 92.0% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 129.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 81.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8413 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 136.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2835 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 265.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2969 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) was 92.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 92.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.4% in 1975.
- How does WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes?
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 115th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 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