Papua New Guinea

Youth Literacy Rate

67.9
ages 15-24
Dec 00Dec 100.00025.0050.0075.00100.00
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Global Median
Source: IMF

Global Ranking

137
Sudan73
138
Malawi72.94
139
Ethiopia72.75
140
Mozambique70.91
141
Senegal69.48
143
Gambia67.16
144
Sierra Leone66.65
145
Mauritania63.95
146
Benin60.95

Oceania Ranking

1
Tonga99.44
3
Samoa99.12
4
Palau98.66
5
Vanuatu96.28

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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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