Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024

GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female was 98.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
98.4%
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
66th
of 204 groups
All-time high
98.4%
in 2024
All-time low
92.6%
in 2003
Years of data
22
2003–2024

Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2003–2024

0204060801002003201320242003: 92.6 %2004: 92.6 %2005: 92.8 %2006: 93 %2007: 93.2 %2008: 93.5 %2009: 93.7 %2010: 93.9 %2011: 94 %2012: 94.2 %2013: 96.8 %2014: 97 %2015: 97.2 %2016: 97.4 %2017: 97.5 %2018: 97.7 %2019: 97.8 %2020: 98 %2021: 98.1 %2022: 98.2 %2023: 98.3 %2024: 98.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 98.4%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 98.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 92.6%, in 2003.

That places GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 66th out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female (%) in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2003 to 2024.
Year % Change
2003 92.6%
2004 92.6% +0.0%
2005 92.8% +0.2%
2006 93.0% +0.2%
2007 93.2% +0.2%
2008 93.5% +0.2%
2009 93.7% +0.2%
2010 93.9% +0.2%
2011 94.0% +0.2%
2012 94.2% +0.2%
2013 96.8% +2.8%
2014 97.0% +0.2%
2015 97.2% +0.2%
2016 97.4% +0.2%
2017 97.5% +0.2%
2018 97.7% +0.1%
2019 97.8% +0.1%
2020 98.0% +0.1%
2021 98.1% +0.1%
2022 98.2% +0.1%
2023 98.3% +0.1%
2024 98.4% +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 93.1% 92.6% 93.7% 7
2010s 96.4% 93.9% 97.8% 10
2020s 98.2% 98.0% 98.4% 5

Countries ranked near GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024

  1. 63 Myanmar 96.4% compare
  2. 64 Guatemala 95.1% compare
  3. 65 Sao Tome and Principe 95.1% compare
  4. 66 Egypt 94.8% compare
  5. 67 Indonesia 94.7% compare
  6. 68 Bangladesh 94.5% compare
  7. 69 Zimbabwe 94.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 98.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 98.4% in 2024.
What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 92.6% in 2003.
How does GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female?
GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 66th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female rising or falling in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 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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Indicator
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
309 places, 9,833 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release