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List of countries by youth literacy rate information


Youth literacy rate is the percentage of literates in the age group 15–24. UNESCO updates this data every year. The table below contains the data published for the year 2015 by UNESCO .[1]


* indicates "Literacy in COUNTRY or TERRITORY" or "Education in COUNTRY or TERRITORY" links.

Country (or dependent territory) Subregion Region Both Male Female Year
List of countries by youth literacy rate Afghanistan * South Asia Asia 58.21 69.59 - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Albania * Southern Europe Europe 99.03 98.98 - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Algeria * Northern Africa Africa 95.59 95.65 - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Angola * Middle Africa Africa 72.93 78.63 - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Antigua and Barbuda * Caribbean Americas 98.91 - -
List of countries by youth literacy rate Argentina * South America Americas 99.30 99.13 - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Armenia * Western Asia Asia 99.84 99.82 - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Australia * Australia, New Zealand Oceania 99.99 99.99 - 2015(Approx)
List of countries by youth literacy rate Austria * Western Europe Europe 99.99 99.99 - 2015(Approx)
List of countries by youth literacy rate Azerbaijan * Western Asia Asia 99.96 99.98 - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Bahamas Caribbean Americas 99.99 - - 2015(Approx)
List of countries by youth literacy rate Bahrain * Western Asia Asia 99.76 99.78 - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Bangladesh * Southern Asia Asia 94.18 90.61 - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Barbados * Caribbean Americas 99.99 - - 2015(Approx)
List of countries by youth literacy rate Belarus * Eastern Europe Europe 99.84 99.82 - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Belgium * Western Europe Europe 99.99 99.99 - 2015(Approx)
List of countries by youth literacy rate Belize * Central America Americas 88.62 87.32 - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Benin * Western Africa Africa 52.55 62.58 - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Bhutan * Southern Asia Asia 88.64 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Bolivia * South America Americas 99.04 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Bosnia and Herzegovina * Southern Europe Europe 99.65 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Botswana * Southern Africa Africa 97.85 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Brazil * South America Americas 99.93 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Brunei * South-eastern Asia Asia 99.60 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Bulgaria * Eastern Europe Europe 98.20 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Burkina Faso * Western Africa Africa 45.43 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Burundi * Eastern Africa Africa 87.61 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Cambodia * South-eastern Asia Asia 91.48 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Cameroon * Middle Africa Africa 83.80 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Canada * Northern America Americas 99.99 - - 2015(Approx)
List of countries by youth literacy rate Central African Republic * Middle Africa Africa 36.36 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Cape Verde * Western Africa Africa 98.34 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Chad * Middle Africa Africa 52.75 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Chile * South America Americas 99.34 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate China * Eastern Asia Asia 99.73 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Colombia * South America Americas 98.66 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Comoros * Eastern Africa Africa 87.55 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate DR Congo * Middle Africa Africa 80.91 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Congo * Middle Africa Africa 86.04 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Costa Rica * Central America Americas 99.32 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Ivory Coast * Western Africa Africa 50.23 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Croatia * Southern Europe Europe 99.74 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Cyprus * Western Asia Asia 99.86 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Czech Republic * Eastern Europe Europe 99.99 - - 2015(Approx)
List of countries by youth literacy rate Denmark * Northern Europe Europe 99.99 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Djibouti * Eastern Africa Africa 98.91 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Dominica * Caribbean Americas 99.99 - - 2015(Approx)
List of countries by youth literacy rate Dominican Republic * Caribbean Americas 97.93 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Ecuador * South America Americas 98.83 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Egypt * Northern Africa Africa 93.28 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate El Salvador * Central America Americas 97.69 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Equatorial Guinea * Middle Africa Africa 98.26 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Eritrea * Eastern Africa Africa 93.25 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Estonia * Northern Europe Europe 99.97 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Ethiopia * Eastern Africa Africa 69.48 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Fiji * Melanesia Oceania 99.99 - - 2015(Approx)
List of countries by youth literacy rate Finland * Northern Europe Europe 99.99 - - 2015(Approx)
List of countries by youth literacy rate France * Western Europe Europe 99.99 - - 2015(Approx)
List of countries by youth literacy rate Gabon * Middle Africa Africa 89.12 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Gambia * Western Africa Africa 73.18 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Georgia * Western Asia Asia 99.79 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Germany * Western Europe Europe 99.99 - - 2015(Approx)
List of countries by youth literacy rate Ghana * Western Africa Africa 90.60 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Greece * Southern Europe Europe 99.45 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Grenada * Caribbean Americas 99.99 - - 2015(Approx)
List of countries by youth literacy rate Guatemala * Central America Americas 93.25 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Guinea * Western Africa Africa 45.24 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Guinea-Bissau * Western Africa Africa 77.28 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Guyana * South America Americas 94.38 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Haiti * Caribbean Americas 82.07 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Honduras * Central America Americas 97.17 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Hong Kong * Eastern Asia Asia 99.99 - - 2015(Approx)
List of countries by youth literacy rate Hungary * Eastern Europe Europe 98.84 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Iceland * Northern Europe Europe 99.99 - - 2015(Approx)
List of countries by youth literacy rate India * Southern Asia Asia 89.65 91.83 - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Indonesia * South-eastern Asia Asia 98.98 98.87 - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Iran * Southern Asia Asia 98.36 98.53 - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Iraq * Western Asia Asia 81.54 82.42 - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Ireland * Northern Europe Europe 99.99 - - 2015(Approx)
List of countries by youth literacy rate Israel * Western Asia Asia 99.99 - - 2015(Approx)
List of countries by youth literacy rate Italy * Southern Europe Europe 99.93 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Jamaica * Caribbean Americas 96.50 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Japan * Eastern Asia Asia 99.99 - - 2015(Approx)
List of countries by youth literacy rate Jordan * Western Asia Asia 99.22 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Kazakhstan * Central Asia Asia 99.84 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Kenya * Eastern Africa Africa 85.90 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Kiribati * Micronesia Oceania 99.99 - -
List of countries by youth literacy rate South Korea * Eastern Asia Asia 99.99 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Kosovo * Eastern Europe Europe 99.99 - - 2015(Approx)
List of countries by youth literacy rate Kuwait * Western Asia Asia 99.05 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Kyrgyzstan * Central Asia Asia 99.75 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Laos * South-eastern Asia Asia 90.23 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Latvia * Northern Europe Europe 99.83 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Lebanon * Western Asia Asia 99.09 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Lesotho * Southern Africa Africa 85.09 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Liberia * Western Africa Africa 54.47 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Libya * Northern Africa Africa 99.95 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Lithuania * Northern Europe Europe 99.91 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Luxembourg * Western Europe Europe 99.99 - - 2015(Approx)
List of countries by youth literacy rate North Macedonia * Southern Europe Europe 98.61 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Madagascar * Eastern Africa Africa 65.07 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Malawi * Eastern Africa Africa 75.06 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Malaysia * South-eastern Asia Asia 98.42 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Maldives * Southern Asia Asia 99.76 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Mali * Western Africa Africa 54.08 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Malta * Southern Europe Europe 99.16 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Marshall Islands * Micronesia Oceania 94.45 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Mauritania * Western Africa Africa 62.63 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Mauritius * Eastern Africa Africa 98.72 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Mexico * Central America Americas 98.74 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Micronesia * Micronesia Oceania 81.12 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Moldova * Eastern Europe Europe 99.99 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Mongolia * Eastern Asia Asia 98.61 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Montenegro * Southern Europe Europe 99.15 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Morocco * Northern Africa Africa 95.10 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Mozambique * Eastern Africa Africa 76.67 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Myanmar * South-eastern Asia Asia 96.32 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Namibia * Southern Africa Africa 89.91 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Nepal * Southern Asia Asia 89.88 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Netherlands * Western Europe Europe 99.99 - - 2015(Approx)
List of countries by youth literacy rate New Zealand * Australia, New Zealand Oceania 99.99 - - 2015(Approx)
List of countries by youth literacy rate Nicaragua * Central America Americas 91.62 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Niger * Western Africa Africa 26.56 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Nigeria * Western Africa Africa 72.79 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Norway * Northern Europe Europe 99.99 - - 2015(Approx)
List of countries by youth literacy rate Oman * Western Asia Asia 99.13 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Pakistan * Southern Asia Asia 75.59 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Palau * Micronesia Oceania 99.37 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Panama * Central America Americas 98.13 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Papua New Guinea * Melanesia Oceania 72.35 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Paraguay * South America Americas 99.03 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Peru * South America Americas 98.94 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Philippines * South-eastern Asia Asia 97.94 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Poland * Eastern Europe Europe 99.99 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Portugal * Southern Europe Europe 99.59 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Qatar * Western Asia Asia 98.62 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Romania * Eastern Europe Europe 99.29 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Russia * Eastern Europe Europe 99.77 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Rwanda * Eastern Africa Africa 80.37 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Western Samoa * Polynesia Oceania 99.16 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate San Marino * Southern Europe Europe 99.99 - - 2015(Approx)
List of countries by youth literacy rate São Tomé and Príncipe * Middle Africa Africa 83.15 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Saudi Arabia * Western Asia Asia 99.34 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Senegal * Western Africa Africa 69.77 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Serbia * Southern Europe Europe 98.50 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Seychelles Eastern Africa Africa 99.05 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Sierra Leone * Western Africa Africa 67.57 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Singapore * South-eastern Asia Asia 99.90 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Slovakia * Eastern Europe Europe 99.45 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Slovenia * Southern Europe Europe 99.86 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Solomon Islands * Melanesia Oceania 90.23 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate South Africa * Southern Africa Africa 99.02 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate South Sudan * Eastern Africa Africa 44.33 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Spain * Southern Europe Europe 99.74 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Sri Lanka * Southern Asia Asia 98.76 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Saint Kitts and Nevis * Caribbean Americas 99.99 - - 2015(Approx)
List of countries by youth literacy rate Saint Lucia * Caribbean Americas 99.99 - - 2015(Approx)
List of countries by youth literacy rate Saint Vincent and the Grenadines * Caribbean Americas 99.99 - - 2015(Approx)
List of countries by youth literacy rate Sudan * Northern Africa Africa 89.57 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Suriname * South America Americas 99.03 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Eswatini * Southern Africa Africa 94.77 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Sweden * Northern Europe Europe 99.99 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Switzerland * Western Europe Europe 99.99 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Syria * Western Asia Asia 96.35 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Taiwan * Eastern Asia Asia 99.99 - - 2015(Approx)
List of countries by youth literacy rate Tajikistan * Central Asia Asia 99.88 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Tanzania * Eastern Africa Africa 87.31 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Thailand * South-eastern Asia Asia 98.24 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate East Timor * South-eastern Asia Asia 82.37 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Togo * Western Africa Africa 85.14 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Tonga * Polynesia Oceania 99.45 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Trinidad and Tobago * Caribbean Americas 99.61 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Tunisia * Northern Africa Africa 98.06 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Turkey * Western Asia Asia 99.25 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Turkmenistan * Central Asia Asia 99.84 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Tuvalu * Polynesia Oceania 64.51 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Uganda * Eastern Africa Africa 87.00 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Ukraine * Eastern Europe Europe 99.76 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate United Arab Emirates * Western Asia Asia 99.43 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Great Britain * Northern Europe Europe 99.99 - - 2015(Approx)
List of countries by youth literacy rate United States * Northern America Americas 99.99 - - 2015(Approx)
List of countries by youth literacy rate Uruguay * South America Americas 98.91 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Uzbekistan * Central Asia Asia 99.95 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Vanuatu * Melanesia Oceania 95.74 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Venezuela * South America Americas 97.73 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Vietnam * South-eastern Asia Asia 98.06 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Yemen * Western Asia Asia 90.23 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Zambia * Eastern Africa Africa 65.76 - - 2015
List of countries by youth literacy rate Zimbabwe * Eastern Africa Africa 91.73 - - 2015
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