Liberia

Youth Literacy Rate

55.4
ages 15-24
Dec 84Dec 07Dec 170.00025.0050.0075.00100.00
  • Liberia
  • Global Median
Source: IMF

Global Ranking

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
155
Chad30.79

Africa Ranking

41
Mauritania63.95
42
Benin60.95
45
Liberia55.4
46
Guinea53.94
47
Mali46.16
48
Niger43.46
50
Chad30.79

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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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