Male Literacy Rate
Carribean Ranking
ages 15-24Source: IMF
Definition of Male 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.
| Current Rank | Country | Value | Latest Reading | Previous Rank | Previous Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barbados | 99.92 | 2014 | 1 | 99.92 |
| 2 ↑ | Aruba | 99.6 | 2018 | 3 | 98.97 |
| 3 ↓ | Trinidad and Tobago | 99.55 | 2010 | 2 | 99.44 |
| 4 | Grenada | 98.95 | 2014 | 4 | 98.95 |
| 5 ↑ | Dominican Republic | 98.81 | 2016 | 6 | 97.23 |
| 6 ↑ | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 97.92 | 1970 | 10 | |
| 7 | Jamaica | 93.86 | 2014 | 7 | 87.31 |
| 8 ↓ | Puerto Rico | 92.39 | 2017 | 5 | 98.81 |
| 9 ↓ | Belize | 83.9 | 2000 | 8 | 77.26 |
| 10 ↓ | Haiti | 83.35 | 2016 | 9 | 74.37 |
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.
