Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female was 91.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in MDG: Developing Regions, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in MDG: Developing Regions stood at 91.1%. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 91.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 59.9%, in 1975.
That places MDG: Developing Regions 112th 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 50 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in MDG: Developing Regions, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 59.9% | — |
| 1976 | 60.1% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 60.6% | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 61.9% | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 63.3% | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 64.5% | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 65.7% | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 66.8% | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 67.8% | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 69.0% | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 70.1% | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 71.1% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 72.3% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 72.8% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 73.5% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 74.2% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 74.9% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 75.4% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 75.8% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 76.4% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 77.0% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 77.6% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 79.1% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 79.9% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 80.5% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 80.7% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 81.3% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 81.9% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 82.5% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 83.2% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 83.2% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 83.3% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 83.9% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 84.6% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 85.0% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 85.5% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 86.3% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 86.8% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 87.5% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 87.9% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 88.4% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 88.8% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 89.1% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 89.2% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 90.0% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 90.2% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 90.4% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 90.6% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 90.8% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 91.1% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 61.1% | 59.9% | 63.3% | 5 |
| 1980s | 69.4% | 64.5% | 73.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.1% | 74.2% | 80.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.0% | 80.7% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.9% | 85.5% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.6% | 90.2% | 91.1% | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 210.26 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 266.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8747 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 286.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4912 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 171.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.1202 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 103.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in MDG: Developing Regions was 91.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 91.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.9% in 1975.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 112th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Developing Regions 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