Burkina Faso

Male Literacy Rate

63.86
ages 15-24
Dec 75Dec 91Dec 96Dec 03Dec 05Dec 06Dec 07Dec 14Dec 180.00025.0050.0075.00100.00
  • Burkina Faso
  • Global Median
Source: IMF

Global Ranking

146
Sierra Leone70.58
147
Benin69.76
148
Guinea69.64
149
Liberia64.96
151
Burkina Faso63.86
152
Mali55.23
153
Niger51.07
155
Chad40.69
156
Somalia15.88

Africa Ranking

41
Gambia70.74
43
Benin69.76
44
Guinea69.64
45
Liberia64.96
47
Mali55.23
48
Niger51.07
50
Chad40.69
51
Somalia15.88

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Definition of Male Literacy Rate

Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.

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