List of countries by youth literacy rate

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

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