Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, richest quintile, female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
21
Highest
100.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Lowest
81.2%
Senegal
Median
99.7%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
298
What the numbers show
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, richest quintile, female (%) is currently reported for 21 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Bolivia, Plurinational State of; the lowest is 81.2% in Senegal.
The median across all reporting countries is 99.7%, and the mean is 97.3%.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Sierra Leone (up 12.4%), and the largest decrease in Congo, Democratic Republic of the (down 7.3%).
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, richest quintile, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 100.0% | 2021 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 1 | Dominican Republic | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Panama | 100.0% | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 4 | Brazil | 99.9% | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 4 | Chile | 99.9% | 2022 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 4 | Colombia | 99.9% | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 7 | Uruguay | 99.8% | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 7 | El Salvador | 99.8% | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 9 | Paraguay | 99.7% | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 10 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 99.7% | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Mexico | 99.7% | 2022 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 12 | Honduras | 99.6% | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 12 | Peru | 99.6% | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 14 | Ecuador | 99.3% | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 15 | Bangladesh | 98.6% | 2022 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 16 | Guatemala | 98.4% | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 17 | Ghana | 96.7% | 2017 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 18 | Nigeria | 95.8% | 2021 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 19 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 89.0% | 2023 | down 7.3% | flat |
| 20 | Sierra Leone | 87.4% | 2019 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 21 | Senegal | 81.2% | 2023 | up 8.0% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release