Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female was 90.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
90.5%
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
116th
of 204 groups
All-time high
90.5%
in 2024
All-time low
42.9%
in 1975
Years of data
50
1975–2024
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) recorded 90.5% for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 90.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.9%, in 1975.
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 116th 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 WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 42.9% | — |
| 1976 | 43.1% | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 44.1% | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 45.2% | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 46.2% | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 47.1% | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 48.0% | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 49.0% | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 49.8% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 50.9% | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 51.9% | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 52.9% | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 54.0% | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 52.7% | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 54.2% | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 55.6% | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 57.0% | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 58.3% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 59.4% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 60.9% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 62.2% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 63.6% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 64.9% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 66.7% | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 68.3% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 68.6% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 69.9% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 71.2% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 72.2% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 73.5% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 73.5% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 74.4% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 75.4% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 76.5% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 77.5% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 78.7% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 79.8% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 81.0% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 82.5% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 83.6% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 84.7% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 85.5% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 86.1% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 86.7% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 88.3% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 88.9% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 89.3% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 89.7% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 90.1% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 90.5% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44.3% | 42.9% | 46.2% | 5 |
| 1980s | 51.1% | 47.1% | 54.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.7% | 55.6% | 68.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.3% | 68.6% | 77.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.7% | 78.7% | 88.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.7% | 88.9% | 90.5% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 129.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 81.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8413 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 136.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2835 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 265.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2969 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) was 90.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 90.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.9% in 1975.
- How does WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female?
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 116th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female rising or falling in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 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