Burkina Faso

Youth Literacy Rate

58.87
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

143
Gambia67.16
144
Sierra Leone66.65
145
Mauritania63.95
146
Benin60.95
148
Burkina Faso58.87
149
Afghanistan55.93
150
Liberia55.4
151
Guinea53.94
152
Mali46.16
153
Niger43.46

Africa Ranking

39
Gambia67.16
41
Mauritania63.95
42
Benin60.95
45
Liberia55.4
46
Guinea53.94
47
Mali46.16
48
Niger43.46

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Definition of Youth 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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