Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in WB: North America
WB: North America: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female was 99.6% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
99.6%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
29th
of 204 groups
All-time high
99.6%
in 2017
All-time low
99.5%
in 2003
Years of data
12
2003–2022
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in WB: North America, 2003–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: North America recorded 99.6% for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in 2022. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in WB: North America peaked at 99.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 99.5%, in 2003.
WB: North America ranks 29th of 204 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in WB: North America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 99.5% | — |
| 2004 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.5% | 99.5% | 99.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 99.6% | 99.6% | 99.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 99.6% | 99.6% | 99.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near WB: North America
- 26 Philippines 99.5% compare
- 27 Chile 99.5% compare
- 28 Panama 99.4% compare
- 29 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 99.2% compare
- 30 Albania 99.2% compare
- 31 Uruguay 99.2% compare
- 32 Palestine, State of 99.2% compare
More education data for WB: North America
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.12 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.2591 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3042 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3046 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.89 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in WB: North America?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in WB: North America was 99.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in WB: North America?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in WB: North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.5% in 2003.
- How does WB: North America rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female?
- WB: North America ranks 29th out of 204 groups with data for 2022.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female rising or falling in WB: North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: North America 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