Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female was 99.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
99.3%
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
40th
of 204 groups
All-time high
99.3%
in 2024
All-time low
76.0%
in 1974
Years of data
51
1974–2024
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) recorded 99.3% for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 99.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 76.0%, in 1974.
That places WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 40th out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 76.0% | — |
| 1975 | 76.1% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 76.5% | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 76.9% | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 78.4% | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 80.0% | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 81.5% | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 82.9% | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 84.0% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 85.2% | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 86.3% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 87.1% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 87.9% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 89.0% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 90.7% | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 91.2% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 91.7% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 92.2% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 92.6% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 93.0% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 93.4% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 93.9% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 94.3% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 96.7% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 96.8% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 97.0% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 97.0% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 97.2% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 97.4% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 97.7% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 97.8% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 98.0% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 97.8% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 98.1% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 98.5% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 98.6% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 77.3% | 76.0% | 80.0% | 6 |
| 1980s | 86.6% | 81.5% | 91.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 94.2% | 91.7% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.8% | 97.0% | 98.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 98.6% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 99.2% | 99.3% | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 123.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 112.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9825 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 233.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3514 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 38.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.41 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) was 99.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.0% in 1974.
- How does WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female?
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 40th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female rising or falling in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Upper 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