Sierra Leone

Female Literacy Rate

62.7
ages 15-24
Dec 04Dec 13Dec 180.00025.0050.0075.00100.00
  • Sierra Leone
  • Global Median
Source: IMF

Global Ranking

138
Nigeria68.26
139
Mozambique65.49
140
Pakistan65.19
141
Gambia64.45
142
Senegal63.5
144
Yemen60.6
145
Mauritania56.76
146
Burkina Faso54.45
147
Benin51.94

Africa Ranking

35
Ethiopia71.97
36
Nigeria68.26
37
Mozambique65.49
38
Gambia64.45
39
Senegal63.5
41
Mauritania56.76
43
Benin51.94
45
Liberia45.64

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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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