Low income - Literacy rate

Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24)

Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24) in Low income was 70.70 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 32 years was 70.70 in 2020, while its lowest value was 48.40 in 1988.

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
1988 48.40
1989 48.92
1990 49.45
1991 49.11
1992 48.67
1993 48.72
1994 48.87
1995 49.16
1996 49.58
1997 50.12
1998 50.66
1999 51.18
2000 51.73
2001 52.66
2002 53.06
2003 53.95
2004 55.84
2005 55.34
2006 53.31
2007 55.44
2008 56.20
2009 57.36
2010 58.43
2011 61.83
2012 62.93
2013 64.29
2014 65.00
2015 66.06
2016 67.18
2017 68.49
2018 69.23
2019 69.96
2020 70.70

Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24)

Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24) in Low income was 76.31 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 32 years was 76.31 in 2020, while its lowest value was 64.65 in 1994.

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
1988 65.95
1989 66.22
1990 66.32
1991 65.77
1992 65.17
1993 64.92
1994 64.65
1995 64.91
1996 64.77
1997 64.79
1998 65.09
1999 65.26
2000 64.96
2001 64.90
2002 69.11
2003 69.42
2004 71.21
2005 70.16
2006 69.27
2007 70.26
2008 70.58
2009 71.25
2010 71.45
2011 73.07
2012 73.80
2013 74.83
2014 75.11
2015 75.39
2016 75.47
2017 75.94
2018 75.93
2019 76.10
2020 76.31

Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)

Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24) in Low income was 73.53 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 32 years was 73.53 in 2020, while its lowest value was 56.80 in 1994.

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
1988 57.18
1989 57.64
1990 58.01
1991 57.58
1992 57.05
1993 56.90
1994 56.80
1995 57.05
1996 57.16
1997 57.44
1998 57.86
1999 58.22
2000 58.24
2001 58.76
2002 61.08
2003 61.69
2004 63.44
2005 62.74
2006 61.28
2007 62.79
2008 63.41
2009 64.30
2010 64.96
2011 67.42
2012 68.35
2013 69.58
2014 70.05
2015 70.72
2016 71.29
2017 72.22
2018 72.59
2019 73.06
2020 73.53

Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above)

Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above) in Low income was 54.08 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 32 years was 54.08 in 2020, while its lowest value was 35.71 in 1988.

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/)

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Year Value
1988 35.71
1989 36.14
1990 36.62
1991 36.83
1992 36.92
1993 37.19
1994 37.73
1995 37.97
1996 38.48
1997 39.35
1998 40.05
1999 40.71
2000 41.52
2001 42.40
2002 41.98
2003 42.66
2004 43.97
2005 43.53
2006 41.61
2007 43.25
2008 43.71
2009 44.22
2010 44.91
2011 47.31
2012 47.88
2013 48.92
2014 49.42
2015 50.23
2016 51.30
2017 52.35
2018 52.91
2019 53.51
2020 54.08

Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above)

Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above) in Low income was 68.86 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 32 years was 68.86 in 2020, while its lowest value was 56.63 in 1988.

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
1988 56.63
1989 57.02
1990 57.40
1991 57.49
1992 57.70
1993 57.91
1994 58.30
1995 58.46
1996 58.68
1997 59.29
1998 59.92
1999 60.40
2000 60.31
2001 60.88
2002 62.63
2003 62.90
2004 64.74
2005 63.63
2006 61.84
2007 62.84
2008 63.19
2009 63.77
2010 63.93
2011 65.39
2012 65.77
2013 66.64
2014 66.97
2015 67.25
2016 67.61
2017 68.12
2018 68.33
2019 68.62
2020 68.86

Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)

Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) in Low income was 61.37 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 32 years was 61.37 in 2020, while its lowest value was 45.92 in 1988.

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
1988 45.92
1989 46.36
1990 46.82
1991 46.99
1992 47.13
1993 47.34
1994 47.79
1995 47.98
1996 48.36
1997 49.10
1998 49.76
1999 50.35
2000 50.64
2001 51.44
2002 52.10
2003 52.57
2004 54.10
2005 53.39
2006 51.52
2007 52.86
2008 53.29
2009 53.80
2010 54.25
2011 56.16
2012 56.63
2013 57.62
2014 58.03
2015 58.58
2016 59.29
2017 60.11
2018 60.50
2019 60.96
2020 61.37

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes