IBRD only - Literacy rate
Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24)
Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24) in IBRD only was 95.86 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 95.86 in 2020, while its lowest value was 67.80 in 1975.
Definition: 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.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1975 | 67.80 |
| 1976 | 67.95 |
| 1977 | 68.38 |
| 1978 | 69.61 |
| 1979 | 70.83 |
| 1980 | 72.04 |
| 1981 | 73.15 |
| 1982 | 74.42 |
| 1983 | 75.23 |
| 1984 | 76.29 |
| 1985 | 77.21 |
| 1986 | 78.06 |
| 1987 | 79.21 |
| 1988 | 79.67 |
| 1989 | 80.28 |
| 1990 | 80.96 |
| 1991 | 81.49 |
| 1992 | 82.13 |
| 1993 | 82.52 |
| 1994 | 83.06 |
| 1995 | 83.63 |
| 1996 | 84.16 |
| 1997 | 85.84 |
| 1998 | 86.53 |
| 1999 | 87.03 |
| 2000 | 87.53 |
| 2001 | 88.06 |
| 2002 | 88.74 |
| 2003 | 89.42 |
| 2004 | 90.03 |
| 2005 | 90.03 |
| 2006 | 90.61 |
| 2007 | 91.30 |
| 2008 | 92.01 |
| 2009 | 92.23 |
| 2010 | 92.42 |
| 2011 | 92.83 |
| 2012 | 93.59 |
| 2013 | 94.01 |
| 2014 | 94.54 |
| 2015 | 94.57 |
| 2016 | 95.15 |
| 2017 | 95.48 |
| 2018 | 95.34 |
| 2019 | 95.61 |
| 2020 | 95.86 |
Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24)
Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24) in IBRD only was 96.65 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 96.65 in 2020, while its lowest value was 84.79 in 1975.
Definition: 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.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1975 | 84.79 |
| 1976 | 84.82 |
| 1977 | 84.95 |
| 1978 | 85.30 |
| 1979 | 85.65 |
| 1980 | 85.91 |
| 1981 | 86.17 |
| 1982 | 86.45 |
| 1983 | 86.69 |
| 1984 | 86.97 |
| 1985 | 87.21 |
| 1986 | 87.42 |
| 1987 | 88.01 |
| 1988 | 88.97 |
| 1989 | 89.24 |
| 1990 | 89.51 |
| 1991 | 89.81 |
| 1992 | 90.05 |
| 1993 | 90.24 |
| 1994 | 90.45 |
| 1995 | 90.68 |
| 1996 | 90.88 |
| 1997 | 91.60 |
| 1998 | 92.83 |
| 1999 | 92.94 |
| 2000 | 93.13 |
| 2001 | 93.30 |
| 2002 | 93.54 |
| 2003 | 93.96 |
| 2004 | 94.16 |
| 2005 | 94.84 |
| 2006 | 95.01 |
| 2007 | 95.28 |
| 2008 | 95.63 |
| 2009 | 95.59 |
| 2010 | 95.40 |
| 2011 | 95.55 |
| 2012 | 96.00 |
| 2013 | 96.08 |
| 2014 | 96.35 |
| 2015 | 96.18 |
| 2016 | 96.51 |
| 2017 | 96.60 |
| 2018 | 96.37 |
| 2019 | 96.51 |
| 2020 | 96.65 |
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24) in IBRD only was 96.27 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 96.27 in 2020, while its lowest value was 76.52 in 1975.
Definition: 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.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1975 | 76.52 |
| 1976 | 76.59 |
| 1977 | 76.87 |
| 1978 | 77.65 |
| 1979 | 78.42 |
| 1980 | 79.14 |
| 1981 | 79.79 |
| 1982 | 80.55 |
| 1983 | 81.09 |
| 1984 | 81.75 |
| 1985 | 82.32 |
| 1986 | 82.85 |
| 1987 | 83.70 |
| 1988 | 84.42 |
| 1989 | 84.86 |
| 1990 | 85.33 |
| 1991 | 85.74 |
| 1992 | 86.18 |
| 1993 | 86.47 |
| 1994 | 86.84 |
| 1995 | 87.24 |
| 1996 | 87.61 |
| 1997 | 88.79 |
| 1998 | 89.75 |
| 1999 | 90.06 |
| 2000 | 90.40 |
| 2001 | 90.77 |
| 2002 | 91.20 |
| 2003 | 91.75 |
| 2004 | 92.15 |
| 2005 | 92.51 |
| 2006 | 92.70 |
| 2007 | 93.35 |
| 2008 | 93.88 |
| 2009 | 93.97 |
| 2010 | 93.96 |
| 2011 | 94.23 |
| 2012 | 94.84 |
| 2013 | 95.10 |
| 2014 | 95.48 |
| 2015 | 95.41 |
| 2016 | 95.86 |
| 2017 | 96.06 |
| 2018 | 95.87 |
| 2019 | 96.08 |
| 2020 | 96.27 |
Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above)
Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above) in IBRD only was 86.55 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 86.55 in 2020, while its lowest value was 52.58 in 1975.
Definition: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1975 | 52.58 |
| 1976 | 52.71 |
| 1977 | 53.00 |
| 1978 | 53.86 |
| 1979 | 54.68 |
| 1980 | 55.26 |
| 1981 | 56.30 |
| 1982 | 57.17 |
| 1983 | 58.19 |
| 1984 | 59.19 |
| 1985 | 60.07 |
| 1986 | 60.88 |
| 1987 | 61.83 |
| 1988 | 64.65 |
| 1989 | 65.41 |
| 1990 | 65.84 |
| 1991 | 66.81 |
| 1992 | 67.54 |
| 1993 | 68.19 |
| 1994 | 68.84 |
| 1995 | 69.53 |
| 1996 | 70.21 |
| 1997 | 74.33 |
| 1998 | 75.86 |
| 1999 | 76.36 |
| 2000 | 76.83 |
| 2001 | 77.34 |
| 2002 | 77.89 |
| 2003 | 78.67 |
| 2004 | 79.19 |
| 2005 | 79.09 |
| 2006 | 79.60 |
| 2007 | 80.67 |
| 2008 | 81.14 |
| 2009 | 81.73 |
| 2010 | 82.78 |
| 2011 | 83.32 |
| 2012 | 83.85 |
| 2013 | 84.06 |
| 2014 | 84.71 |
| 2015 | 84.90 |
| 2016 | 85.37 |
| 2017 | 85.71 |
| 2018 | 85.82 |
| 2019 | 86.20 |
| 2020 | 86.55 |
Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above)
Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above) in IBRD only was 92.68 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 92.68 in 2020, while its lowest value was 73.50 in 1975.
Definition: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1975 | 73.50 |
| 1976 | 73.57 |
| 1977 | 73.82 |
| 1978 | 74.38 |
| 1979 | 74.92 |
| 1980 | 75.24 |
| 1981 | 75.82 |
| 1982 | 76.45 |
| 1983 | 77.02 |
| 1984 | 77.59 |
| 1985 | 78.10 |
| 1986 | 78.58 |
| 1987 | 79.24 |
| 1988 | 81.03 |
| 1989 | 81.45 |
| 1990 | 81.54 |
| 1991 | 82.16 |
| 1992 | 82.69 |
| 1993 | 83.08 |
| 1994 | 83.46 |
| 1995 | 83.85 |
| 1996 | 84.22 |
| 1997 | 85.98 |
| 1998 | 87.58 |
| 1999 | 87.83 |
| 2000 | 88.12 |
| 2001 | 88.33 |
| 2002 | 88.62 |
| 2003 | 89.17 |
| 2004 | 89.43 |
| 2005 | 89.59 |
| 2006 | 89.53 |
| 2007 | 90.29 |
| 2008 | 90.53 |
| 2009 | 90.75 |
| 2010 | 90.86 |
| 2011 | 91.09 |
| 2012 | 91.52 |
| 2013 | 91.64 |
| 2014 | 91.95 |
| 2015 | 91.97 |
| 2016 | 92.24 |
| 2017 | 92.35 |
| 2018 | 92.29 |
| 2019 | 92.50 |
| 2020 | 92.68 |
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) in IBRD only was 89.63 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 89.63 in 2020, while its lowest value was 63.08 in 1975.
Definition: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1975 | 63.08 |
| 1976 | 63.17 |
| 1977 | 63.44 |
| 1978 | 64.16 |
| 1979 | 64.84 |
| 1980 | 65.29 |
| 1981 | 66.09 |
| 1982 | 66.84 |
| 1983 | 67.65 |
| 1984 | 68.43 |
| 1985 | 69.13 |
| 1986 | 69.78 |
| 1987 | 70.58 |
| 1988 | 72.88 |
| 1989 | 73.46 |
| 1990 | 73.73 |
| 1991 | 74.53 |
| 1992 | 75.15 |
| 1993 | 75.67 |
| 1994 | 76.18 |
| 1995 | 76.72 |
| 1996 | 77.24 |
| 1997 | 80.17 |
| 1998 | 81.74 |
| 1999 | 82.11 |
| 2000 | 82.49 |
| 2001 | 82.84 |
| 2002 | 83.27 |
| 2003 | 83.93 |
| 2004 | 84.33 |
| 2005 | 84.36 |
| 2006 | 84.42 |
| 2007 | 85.50 |
| 2008 | 85.85 |
| 2009 | 86.26 |
| 2010 | 86.83 |
| 2011 | 87.20 |
| 2012 | 87.70 |
| 2013 | 87.87 |
| 2014 | 88.34 |
| 2015 | 88.45 |
| 2016 | 88.82 |
| 2017 | 89.04 |
| 2018 | 89.07 |
| 2019 | 89.37 |
| 2020 | 89.63 |
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Topic: Education Indicators
Sub-Topic: Outcomes
