Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, rural, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
68
Highest
100.0%
Uzbekistan
Lowest
36.5%
Guinea
Median
96.5%
Years covered
49
1976–2024
Data points
743
What the numbers show
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, rural, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 68 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Uzbekistan; the lowest is 36.5% in Guinea.
The median across all reporting countries is 96.5%, and the mean is 87.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 53 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Burkina Faso (up 184.3%), and the largest decrease in Congo, Democratic Republic of the (down 10.7%).
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, rural, both sexes: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | Azerbaijan | 99.8% | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 3 | Armenia | 99.8% | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 4 | Spain | 99.7% | 2020 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 5 | Tonga | 99.7% | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 6 | Serbia | 99.7% | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 7 | Philippines | 99.7% | 2022 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 8 | Oman | 99.6% | 2022 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 9 | Albania | 99.6% | 2017 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 10 | Palestine, State of | 99.5% | 2022 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 11 | Georgia | 99.3% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 12 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 99.2% | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 13 | Malaysia | 99.2% | 2022 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 14 | Mongolia | 99.0% | 2024 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 15 | Uruguay | 99.0% | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 16 | Peru | 99.0% | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 17 | Türkiye | 99.0% | 2018 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 18 | Chile | 98.9% | 2022 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 19 | Sri Lanka | 98.8% | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 20 | Brazil | 98.8% | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 21 | Colombia | 98.8% | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 21 | Ecuador | 98.8% | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 23 | Maldives | 98.5% | 2017 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 24 | Thailand | 98.5% | 2022 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 25 | Paraguay | 98.3% | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 26 | Jordan | 98.2% | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 27 | Mexico | 98.2% | 2022 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 28 | Kuwait | 98.1% | 2018 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 29 | Viet Nam | 97.5% | 2020 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 30 | Panama | 97.2% | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 31 | El Salvador | 97.2% | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 32 | Tunisia | 97.0% | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 33 | India | 96.7% | 2023 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 34 | South Africa | 96.7% | 2024 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 35 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 96.4% | 2016 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 36 | Dominican Republic | 95.9% | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 37 | Lesotho | 95.2% | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 38 | Egypt | 94.2% | 2022 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 39 | Bangladesh | 93.5% | 2022 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 40 | Guatemala | 93.3% | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 41 | Honduras | 93.2% | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 42 | Nepal | 91.2% | 2019 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 43 | Indonesia | 91.0% | 2022 | down 7.2% | flat |
| 44 | Cambodia | 90.2% | 2021 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 45 | Rwanda | 87.9% | 2022 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 46 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 87.6% | 2023 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 47 | Namibia | 87.4% | 2023 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 48 | Uganda | 87.3% | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 49 | Burundi | 87.2% | 2017 | up 45.8% | rising |
| 50 | Togo | 83.9% | 2022 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 51 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 83.0% | 2022 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 52 | Timor-Leste | 82.5% | 2022 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 53 | Ghana | 81.8% | 2021 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 54 | Ethiopia | 81.2% | 2022 | up 94.9% | rising |
| 55 | Morocco | 80.1% | 2014 | up 54.0% | rising |
| 56 | Nigeria | 75.1% | 2024 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 57 | Cameroon | 70.3% | 2018 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 58 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 70.2% | 2023 | down 10.7% | flat |
| 59 | Pakistan | 65.4% | 2019 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 60 | Benin | 62.0% | 2022 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 61 | Sierra Leone | 60.2% | 2019 | up 84.6% | rising |
| 62 | Mozambique | 58.5% | 2020 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 63 | Afghanistan | 57.2% | 2022 | up 53.4% | rising |
| 64 | Senegal | 56.9% | 2023 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 65 | Burkina Faso | 54.7% | 2022 | up 184.3% | rising |
| 66 | Niger | 45.1% | 2022 | up 43.4% | rising |
| 67 | Mali | 40.1% | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 68 | Guinea | 36.5% | 2018 | up 71.9% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release