South Africa

Youth Literacy Rate

98.41
ages 15-24
Dec 80Dec 96Dec 07Dec 09Dec 10Dec 11Dec 12Dec 14Dec 15Dec 17Dec 190.00025.0050.0075.00100.00
  • South Africa
  • Global Median
Source: IMF

Global Ranking

71
Suriname98.65
72
Paraguay98.64
73
Vietnam98.63
74
Oman98.62
75
Israel98.56
80
Thailand98.14
81
Cape Verde98.11

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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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