Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female was 66.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, 1991–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries is 66.2%, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries peaked at 66.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 47.8%, in 1991.
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 202nd of 204 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 47.8% | — |
| 1992 | 48.8% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 49.5% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 50.1% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 51.0% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 52.6% | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 54.3% | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 56.0% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 57.7% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 59.4% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 61.0% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 62.6% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 64.2% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 65.9% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 66.5% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 58.2% | -12.5% |
| 2007 | 59.0% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 59.7% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 60.2% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 60.8% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 61.5% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 62.2% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 62.8% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 64.1% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 64.7% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 65.3% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 66.2% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.0% | 47.8% | 57.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 61.7% | 58.2% | 66.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.4% | 60.8% | 66.2% | 8 |
More education data for ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 633,128 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 378,880 (2020)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 226,596 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.63 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 13.6 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.75 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 11.6 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.25 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.84 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.01 million (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries was 66.2% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 66.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.8% in 1991.
- How does ALECSO: Least Developed Countries rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female?
- ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 202nd out of 204 groups with data for 2018.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female rising or falling in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Least Developed Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release