Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, rural, female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
74
Highest
100.0%
Uzbekistan
Lowest
25.1%
Guinea
Median
96.3%
Years covered
49
1976–2024
Data points
784
What the numbers show
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, rural, female (%) is currently reported for 74 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Uzbekistan; the lowest is 25.1% in Guinea.
The median across all reporting countries is 96.3%, and the mean is 85.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 60 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Burkina Faso (up 362.1%), and the largest decrease in Congo, Democratic Republic of the (down 6.9%).
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, rural, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uruguay | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 3 | Albania | 99.9% | 2017 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 4 | Azerbaijan | 99.8% | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 5 | Belarus | 99.8% | 2019 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 6 | Spain | 99.7% | 2020 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 7 | Armenia | 99.7% | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 7 | Tonga | 99.7% | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 9 | Serbia | 99.7% | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 10 | Montenegro | 99.6% | 2018 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 11 | Oman | 99.6% | 2022 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 12 | Brazil | 99.5% | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 13 | Georgia | 99.4% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 14 | Maldives | 99.3% | 2017 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 15 | Philippines | 99.3% | 2022 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 16 | Palestine, State of | 99.2% | 2022 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 17 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 99.2% | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 17 | Chile | 99.2% | 2022 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 19 | Sri Lanka | 99.0% | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 20 | Peru | 99.0% | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 21 | Ecuador | 99.0% | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 21 | Mongolia | 99.0% | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 23 | Colombia | 98.9% | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 24 | Malaysia | 98.8% | 2022 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 25 | Kuwait | 98.8% | 2018 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 26 | Thailand | 98.6% | 2022 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 27 | Mexico | 98.6% | 2022 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 28 | Viet Nam | 98.4% | 2020 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 29 | Paraguay | 98.0% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 30 | Lesotho | 98.0% | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 31 | Türkiye | 98.0% | 2018 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 32 | Jordan | 97.9% | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 33 | El Salvador | 97.9% | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 34 | South Africa | 97.8% | 2024 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 35 | Panama | 97.1% | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 36 | Dominican Republic | 97.0% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 37 | Bhutan | 96.7% | 2022 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 38 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 95.8% | 2016 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 39 | Tunisia | 95.8% | 2023 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 40 | Belize | 95.5% | 2022 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 41 | India | 95.5% | 2023 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 42 | Bangladesh | 94.5% | 2022 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 43 | Honduras | 94.0% | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 44 | Egypt | 93.4% | 2022 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 45 | Guatemala | 93.1% | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 46 | Indonesia | 92.1% | 2022 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 47 | Cambodia | 91.7% | 2021 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 48 | Rwanda | 90.8% | 2022 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 49 | Namibia | 89.1% | 2023 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 50 | Nepal | 88.9% | 2019 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 51 | Uganda | 87.2% | 2023 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 52 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 85.2% | 2023 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 53 | Burundi | 84.2% | 2017 | up 53.2% | rising |
| 54 | Ghana | 81.9% | 2021 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 55 | Timor-Leste | 81.7% | 2022 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 56 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 80.7% | 2022 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 57 | Togo | 79.1% | 2022 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 58 | Malawi | 77.4% | 2020 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 59 | Ethiopia | 76.9% | 2022 | up 166.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Nigeria | 75.3% | 2024 | up 48.5% | rising |
| 61 | Morocco | 72.3% | 2014 | up 99.5% | volatile |
| 62 | Benin | 57.6% | 2022 | up 37.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 56.2% | 2023 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 64 | Pakistan | 54.6% | 2019 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 65 | Senegal | 53.3% | 2023 | up 41.0% | rising |
| 66 | Burkina Faso | 52.5% | 2022 | up 362.1% | volatile |
| 67 | Mauritania | 52.0% | 2020 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 68 | Sierra Leone | 51.8% | 2019 | up 224.9% | rising |
| 69 | Mozambique | 50.9% | 2020 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 70 | Gambia | 40.9% | 2021 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 71 | Niger | 35.0% | 2022 | up 51.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Mali | 34.8% | 2024 | up 23.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Afghanistan | 34.7% | 2022 | up 63.0% | rising |
| 74 | Guinea | 25.1% | 2018 | up 118.0% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release