Africa Rankings
Female Literacy Rate
ages 15-24
| Rank | Country | ages 15-24 | |
|---|---|---|---|
Current | Previous | ||
1 | 6 |  Seychelles | 99.6 |
2 | 5 |  Libya | 99.4 |
3 | 16 |  Botswana | 99.14 |
4 | 17 |  Equatorial Guinea | 98.3 |
5 | 34 |  Morocco | 97.4 |
6 | 2 |  Lesotho | 96.63 |
7 | 7 |  Zimbabwe | 93.36 |
8 | 9 |  Mauritius | 92.84 |
9 | 32 |  Eritrea | 92.71 |
10 | 12 |  South Africa | 90.83 |
11 | 4 |  Swaziland | 90.41 |
12 | 14 |  Kenya | 88.08 |
13 | 13 |  Namibia | 87.39 |
14 | 10 |  Gabon | 87.07 |
15 | 15 |  Cape Verde | 84.12 |
16 | 1 |  Sao Tome and Principe | 82.75 |
17 | 22 |  Tunisia | 80.07 |
18 | 21 |  Republic of the Congo | 78.74 |
19 | 25 |  Zambia | 77.19 |
20 | 20 |  Rwanda | 76.7 |
21 | 3 |  Algeria | 74.21 |
22 | 11 |  Uganda | 73.94 |
23 | 39 |  Sudan | 73.49 |
24 | 23 |  Egypt | 73.3 |
25 | 18 |  Tanzania | 73.13 |
26 | 19 |  Comoros | 72.25 |
27 | 8 |  Ghana | 72.14 |
28 | 24 |  Madagascar | 71.75 |
29 | 29 |  Burundi | 66.24 |
30 | 27 |  Cameroon | 66.16 |
31 | 31 |  Togo | 63.66 |
32 | 26 |  Malawi | 62.68 |
33 | 35 |  Nigeria | 62.42 |
34 | 28 |  Democratic Republic of the Congo | 56.12 |
35 | 43 |  Guinea-Bissau | 52.16 |
36 | 30 |  Mauritania | 51.81 |
37 | 36 |  Mozambique | 50.93 |
38 | 40 |  Ethiopia | 49.96 |
39 | 37 |  Liberia | 45.64 |
40 | 33 |  Somalia | 43.9 |
41 | 46 |  Benin | 41.51 |
42 | 44 |  Senegal | 41.5 |
43 | 41 |  Gambia | 40.45 |
44 | 38 |  Ivory Coast | 40.26 |
45 | 48 |  Mali | 38.45 |
46 | 45 |  Burkina Faso | 35.7 |
47 | 42 |  Sierra Leone | 33.94 |
48 | 49 |  Guinea | 27.69 |
49 | 47 |  Central African Republic | 27.13 |
50 | 50 |  Niger | 25.69 |
51 | 51 |  Chad | 18.64 |