Youth Literacy Rate

Global Ranking

ages 15-24Source: IMF

Current Rank	Country	Value	Latest Reading	Previous Rank	Previous Value

1 ↑	North Korea	100	2008	152
1	Uzbekistan	100	2019	1	100
1 ↑	Serbia	100	2019	19	99.72
4 ↑	Ukraine	99.97	2012	13	99.8
5 ↑	South Korea	99.95	2008	152
5 ↑	Estonia	99.95	2011	16	99.77
7 ↓	Azerbaijan	99.93	2019	2	99.94
7 ↓	Italy	99.93	2018	6	99.86
7 ↓	Singapore	99.93	2018	3	99.93
10 ↓	Barbados	99.9	2014	4	99.9
10 ↓	Kazakhstan	99.9	2018	4	99.9
10 ↓	Tajikistan	99.9	2014	7	99.85
13 ↓	Armenia	99.87	2020	7	99.85
13 ↓	Belarus	99.87	2019	11	99.82
15 ↑	Lithuania	99.86	2011	22	99.7
16 ↓	Latvia	99.82	2018	9	99.84
16	Cyprus	99.82	2011	16	99.77
18 ↑	Moldova	99.81	2014	30	99.53
19 ↓	Turkmenistan	99.8	2014	12	99.81
19 ↓	Slovenia	99.8	2014	13	99.8
19 ↓	Poland	99.8	2008	13	99.8
19 ↑	Macao	99.8	2016	23	99.67
23 ↓	Indonesia	99.78	2020	20	99.71
23 ↑	China	99.78	2018	26	99.64
25 ↑	Lebanon	99.75	2018	42	99.24
25 ↓	Kyrgyzstan	99.75	2018	18	99.75
25 ↑	Turkey	99.75	2017	28	99.62
28 ↓	Croatia	99.72	2011	25	99.65
29 ↑	Brunei	99.71	2018	36	99.37
30 ↓	Russia	99.7	2018	20	99.71
30 ↓	Georgia	99.7	2019	26	99.64
32	Bosnia and Herzegovina	99.66	2013	32	99.46
32 ↑	Portugal	99.66	2018	33	99.44
34 ↓	Spain	99.62	2016	24	99.66
35 ↑	Libya	99.6	2004	75	97.9
35	Trinidad and Tobago	99.6	2010	35	99.4
37 ↓	Argentina	99.51	2018	31	99.5
38 ↑	Aruba	99.5	2018	49	99.14
38 ↑	Saudi Arabia	99.5	2020	40	99.3
40 ↓	Greece	99.49	2009	29	99.56
41 ↑	Peru	99.44	2020	57	99.02
41 ↓	Tonga	99.44	2018	33	99.44
43 ↑	Costa Rica	99.43	2018	50	99.13
43 ↑	Romania	99.43	2018	59	99
45 ↑	Bolivia	99.4	2015	59	99
46 ↑	Jordan	99.34	2018	51	99.11
47 ↓	Albania	99.33	2018	44	99.23
48 ↑	Kuwait	99.3	2020	54	99.08
48 ↑	Malta	99.3	2018	62	98.88
50 ↓	Grenada	99.2	2014	46	99.2
50 ↓	Brazil	99.2	2018	47	99.16
50 ↑	New Caledonia	99.2	2014	53	99.09
53 ↓	Samoa	99.12	2018	42	99.24
54 ↓	Montenegro	99.11	2018	45	99.21
55 ↑	Macedonia	99.09	2020	68	98.6
56 ↓	Mexico	99.08	2020	39	99.32
57 ↑	Seychelles	99.07	2018	61	98.97
57 ↑	Mongolia	99.07	2020	67	98.63
59 ↑	Mauritius	99.04	2018	72	98.13
60 ↑	Colombia	99.01	2020	63	98.83
60 ↓	Chile	99.01	2017	38	99.35
62 ↑	Sri Lanka	98.97	2019	65	98.78
63 ↓	Uruguay	98.93	2017	48	99.15
64 ↓	Panama	98.88	2019	52	99.1
65 ↑	Dominican Republic	98.84	2016	78	97.61
66 ↓	Hungary	98.8	2014	36	99.37
67 ↓	Ecuador	98.77	2020	56	99.06
68 ↓	Venezuela	98.76	2016	58	99.01
69 ↓	Maldives	98.75	2016	41	99.27
70 ↓	Palau	98.66	2015	9	99.84
71 ↑	Suriname	98.65	2018	77	97.67
72 ↓	Paraguay	98.64	2020	69	98.36
73 ↑	Vietnam	98.63	2019	80	97.09
74 ↓	Oman	98.62	2018	66	98.66
75 ↑	Israel	98.56	1983	152
76 ↑	South Africa	98.41	2019	86	95.32
77 ↓	Philippines	98.38	2019	54	99.08
78 ↓	El Salvador	98.35	2019	74	97.97
79 ↑	United Arab Emirates	98.16	2019	89	95.01
80 ↓	Thailand	98.14	2018	71	98.15
81 ↓	Cape Verde	98.11	2015	72	98.13
82 ↓	Iran	98.1	2016	76	97.78
83 ↓	Equatorial Guinea	97.97	2010	79	97.13
84 ↑	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	97.96	1970	152
85 ↓	Bulgaria	97.87	2011	70	98.21
86 ↓	Sao Tome and Principe	97.78	2018	84	96.74
87 ↑	Morocco	97.73	2018	100	91.22
88 ↑	Botswana	97.46	2013	92	93.96
89 ↑	Algeria	97.43	2018	93	93.77
90 ↓	Malaysia	96.78	2019	83	96.85
91 ↑	Guyana	96.69	2014	95	93.1
92 ↑	Jamaica	96.3	2014	99	91.6
93 ↓	Vanuatu	96.28	2018	87	95.3
94 ↓	Tunisia	96.21	2014	82	96.86
95 ↓	Honduras	96.08	2019	85	96.52
96 ↓	Qatar	95.46	2016	94	93.64
97 ↓	Bahrain	95.45	2010	81	97.02
98 ↑	Burma (Myanmar)	95.42	2019	116	84.75
99 ↓	Namibia	95.16	2018	91	94.42
100 ↓	Bangladesh	94.46	2020	90	94.86
101 ↓	Guatemala	94.35	2014	98	91.85
102 ↓	Swaziland	93.5	2010	97	91.86
102 ↑	Iraq	93.5	2017	103	88.8
104 ↑	Eritrea	93.27	2018	108	86.97
105 ↑	Bhutan	93.09	2017	111	86.06
106 ↑	Ghana	92.49	2018	113	85.72
107 ↑	Laos	92.46	2015	130	72.06
108 ↓	Syria	92.45	2004	88	95.19
109 ↑	Nepal	92.39	2018	115	84.76
109 ↓	Puerto Rico	92.39	2017	63	98.83
111 ↓	Cambodia	92.21	2015	102	90.14
112 ↓	Zambia	92.09	2018	104	88.71
113 ↓	India	91.66	2018	110	86.14
114 ↓	Nicaragua	91.57	2015	107	87.01
115 ↓	Zimbabwe	90.43	2014	101	90.93
116 ↓	Gabon	89.78	2018	105	88.5
117 ↑	Burundi	88.22	2017	122	79.56
118 ↓	Egypt	88.19	2017	96	92.02
119 ↓	Togo	87.89	2019	117	84.29
120 ↓	Kenya	87.83	2018	109	86.53
121 ↓	Lesotho	86.63	2014	119	83.19
122 ↓	Rwanda	86.49	2018	114	85.07
123 ↓	Tanzania	85.76	2015	112	85.94
124 ↓	Cameroon	85.08	2018	121	80.57
125 ↓	Democratic Republic of the Congo	84.99	2016	118	83.6
126 ↓	Belize	84.22	2000	124	77.64
127 ↓	Uganda	83.66	2012	106	87.41
128 ↑	Ivory Coast	83.63	2019	142	53.02
129 ↓	Haiti	82.99	2016	128	72.35
130 ↓	Republic of the Congo	82.05	2018	120	80.91
131 ↓	Madagascar	79.85	2018	125	76.83
132 ↓	Comoros	78.27	2018	131	71.58
133 ↓	Angola	77.43	2014	129	72.19
134 ↑	Yemen	77	2004	137	60.22
135 ↓	Nigeria	75.03	2018	123	78.69
136 ↓	Pakistan	74.53	2017	127	72.8
137 ↓	Sudan	73	2018	135	65.81
138 ↓	Malawi	72.94	2015	126	76.08
139 ↑	Ethiopia	72.75	2017	141	54.98
140 ↓	Mozambique	70.91	2017	133	70.53
141 ↓	Senegal	69.48	2017	140	56.94
142 ↓	Papua New Guinea	67.9	2010	134	66.68
143 ↓	Gambia	67.16	2015	136	60.78
144 ↓	Sierra Leone	66.65	2018	139	57.02
145 ↓	Mauritania	63.95	2017	132	71.03
146 ↓	Benin	60.95	2018	143	52.49
147 ↓	Guinea-Bissau	60.4	2014	138	59.49
148 ↓	Burkina Faso	58.87	2018	145	50.1
149 ↓	Afghanistan	55.93	2021	147	46.99
150 ↓	Liberia	55.4	2017	146	49.07
151	Guinea	53.94	2018	151	31.41
152 ↓	Mali	46.16	2020	144	50.13
153 ↓	Niger	43.46	2018	148	39.79
154 ↓	Central African Republic	38.27	2018	150	36.36
155 ↓	Chad	30.79	2016	149	38.77
156 ↓	Somalia	13.14	1972	152

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.