Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female was 91.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries is 91.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 91.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 62.0%, in 1975.
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 108th 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, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 62.0% | — |
| 1976 | 62.2% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 62.7% | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 63.9% | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 65.2% | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 66.3% | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 67.4% | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 68.5% | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 69.4% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 70.5% | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 71.5% | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 72.4% | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 73.6% | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 74.0% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 74.6% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 75.3% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 75.9% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 76.5% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 76.9% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 77.4% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 78.0% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 78.5% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 80.0% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 80.8% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 81.3% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 81.5% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 82.0% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 82.6% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 83.2% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 83.8% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 83.9% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 83.9% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 84.5% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 85.1% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 85.5% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 86.0% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 86.7% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 87.1% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 87.8% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 88.2% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 88.7% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 89.1% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 89.3% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 89.4% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 90.2% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 90.4% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 90.6% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 90.8% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 91.0% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 91.2% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 63.2% | 62.0% | 65.2% | 5 |
| 1980s | 70.8% | 66.3% | 74.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.1% | 75.3% | 81.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.6% | 81.5% | 85.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.3% | 86.0% | 90.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.8% | 90.4% | 91.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 91.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 91.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.0% in 1975.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 108th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef 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