Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, poorest quintile, female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
21
Highest
99.4%
Chile
Lowest
28.3%
Nigeria
Median
97.4%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
298
What the numbers show
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, poorest quintile, female (%) is currently reported for 21 countries. The highest value is 99.4% in Chile; the lowest is 28.3% in Nigeria.
The median across all reporting countries is 97.4%, and the mean is 84.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 2 fell. The largest increase was in Sierra Leone (up 371.4%), and the largest decrease in Congo, Democratic Republic of the (down 11.6%).
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, poorest quintile, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chile | 99.4% | 2022 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 2 | Brazil | 99.2% | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 3 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 98.9% | 2021 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 3 | Peru | 98.9% | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 5 | Uruguay | 98.8% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 6 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 98.7% | 2014 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 7 | Ecuador | 98.6% | 2023 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 8 | Colombia | 98.5% | 2023 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 9 | Mexico | 98.0% | 2022 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 10 | Paraguay | 97.8% | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 11 | Dominican Republic | 97.4% | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 12 | Panama | 96.6% | 2023 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 13 | El Salvador | 95.7% | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 14 | Guatemala | 95.0% | 2023 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 15 | Honduras | 93.0% | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 16 | Bangladesh | 84.9% | 2022 | up 80.7% | rising |
| 17 | Ghana | 67.6% | 2017 | up 111.9% | rising |
| 18 | Senegal | 42.0% | 2023 | up 87.7% | rising |
| 19 | Sierra Leone | 42.0% | 2019 | up 371.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 41.5% | 2023 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 21 | Nigeria | 28.3% | 2021 | up 25.1% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release