Education
Youth literacy (15-24)
SE.ADT.1524.LT.ZS · %
Annual series published by the World Bank, compared across United Kingdom, Spain, Netherlands, United States, China, South Sudan, Sierra Leone. The chart carries the trajectory, the table carries the year by year figures, and the definition at the foot of the page is the World Bank's own, quoted as it stands.
- Latest value, Spain
- 99.73%2021
- Period covered
- 1981 - 202118 annual values
- Highest of the compared countries
- 99.76%China, 2020
- Lowest of the compared countries
- 36.7%South Sudan, 2008
7 of 8 countries compared, out of 142.
Latest known valuesorted by value
China99.76%2020
Spain99.73%2021
Sierra Leone72.99%2019
South Sudan36.7%2008
Year by year values
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| Spain | China | South Sudan | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 99.73% | |||
| 2020 | 99.62% | 99.76% | ||
| 2019 | 72.99% | |||
| 2018 | 99.72% | 77.13% | ||
| 2017 | 73.6% | |||
| 2016 | 99.62% | |||
| 2015 | 99.66% | 67.89% | ||
| 2014 | 99.72% | |||
| 2013 | 99.67% | 69.79% | ||
| 2012 | 99.67% | |||
| 2011 | 99.7% | |||
| 2010 | 99.59% | 99.64% | ||
| 2009 | 99.6% | |||
| 2008 | 99.56% | 36.7% | 58.42% | |
| 2007 | 99.57% | |||
| 2006 | 99.6% | |||
| 2005 | 99.54% | |||
| 2004 | 99.56% | 47.93% | ||
| 2000 | 98.86% | |||
| 1991 | 99.55% | |||
| 1990 | 94.28% | |||
| 1982 | 88.77% | |||
| 1981 | 98.64% |
World Bank definition
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)
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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The same indicator across Europe & Central Asia
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