Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female was 75.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, 1983–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries stood at 75.6%. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries peaked at 75.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 57.1%, in 1984.
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries ranks 177th of 204 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 57.1% | — |
| 1984 | 57.1% | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 57.2% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 57.1% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 57.5% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 57.8% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 58.0% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 58.2% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 58.4% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 58.5% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 58.4% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 58.5% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 58.8% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 59.0% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 59.5% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 60.1% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 61.0% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 61.5% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 62.4% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 62.1% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 62.7% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 63.5% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 63.8% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 63.5% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 65.5% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 66.6% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 67.5% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 69.1% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 70.3% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 70.2% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 71.4% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 71.9% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 72.9% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 73.8% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 74.8% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 74.0% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 73.9% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 74.0% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 74.4% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 74.8% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 75.3% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 75.6% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 57.4% | 57.1% | 58.0% | 7 |
| 1990s | 59.0% | 58.2% | 61.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.9% | 61.5% | 67.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.2% | 69.1% | 74.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.8% | 74.0% | 75.6% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.64 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.64 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.60 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.74 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.04 million (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries was 75.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 75.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.1% in 1984.
- How does SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female?
- SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries ranks 177th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female rising or falling in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Landlocked Developing 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