Youth Literacy Rate, 2024 compilation

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Youth Literacy Rate, 2024 compilation: every country, as published by UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS).

Country	15–24 year-olds who can read and write (%)	Female	Male	Reference year
BarbadosBRBCaribbean · 2012 reading, too old to compare	100.0000	100.000	100.000	2012
NiueNIUPolynesia · 2022 reading	100.0000	100.000	100.000	2022
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia · 2008 reading, too old to compare	100.0000	100.000	100.000	2008
PalauPLWMicronesia · 2020 reading	100.0000	100.000	100.000	2020
San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe · 2022 reading	100.0000	100.000	100.000	2022
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia · 2022 reading	100.0000	100.000	100.000	2022
TuvaluTUVPolynesia · 2022 reading	100.0000	100.000	100.000	2022
Saint LuciaLCACaribbean · 2012 reading, too old to compare	99.9800	99.960	100.000	2012
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe · 2011 reading, too old to compare	99.9500	99.960	99.940	2011
South KoreaKOREastern Asia · 2008 reading, too old to compare	99.9500	100.000	99.910	2008
RomaniaROUEastern Europe · 2021 reading	99.9400	99.940	99.940	2021
Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean · 2020 reading	99.9400	100.000	99.880	2020
RussiaRUSEastern Europe · 2021 reading	99.9200	99.930	99.910	2021
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia · 2022 reading	99.9000	99.900	99.900	2022
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia · 2023 reading	99.8900	99.870	99.910	2023
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia · 2024 reading	99.8900	99.750	100.000	2024
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia · 2021 reading	99.8900	99.910	99.870	2021
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia · 2023 reading	99.8800	99.880	99.880	2023
GuamGUMMicronesia · 1990 reading, too old to compare	99.8800	99.850	99.900	1990
BelarusBLREastern Europe · 2019 reading	99.8700	99.900	99.850	2019
ItalyITASouthern Europe · 2019 reading	99.8700	99.930	99.830	2019
LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe · 2011 reading, too old to compare	99.8600	99.870	99.850	2011
LatviaLVANorthern Europe · 2011 reading, too old to compare	99.8400	99.870	99.800	2011
KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia · 2009 reading, too old to compare	99.8300	99.870	99.800	2009
CyprusCYPWestern Asia · 2011 reading, too old to compare	99.8200	99.840	99.800	2011

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 97.2543. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

• Female

  Highest8 share it

  LowestChad33.320

  Middle country: 98.060

• Male

  Highest8 share it

  LowestChad56.260

  Middle country: 97.545

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