Nigeria

Female Literacy Rate

68.26
ages 15-24
Dec 91Dec 03Dec 06Dec 08Dec 180.00025.0050.0075.00100.00
  • Nigeria
  • Global Median
Source: IMF

Global Ranking

133
Sudan73.49
134
Malawi73.39
135
Ethiopia71.97
137
Angola70.59
138
Nigeria68.26
139
Mozambique65.49
140
Pakistan65.19
141
Gambia64.45
142
Senegal63.5

Africa Ranking

31
Comoros78.3
33
Sudan73.49
34
Malawi73.39
35
Ethiopia71.97
36
Nigeria68.26
37
Mozambique65.49
38
Gambia64.45
39
Senegal63.5
41
Mauritania56.76

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Definition of Female 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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