Literacy rate of young men vs. women, 2023

Share of women and men aged between 15 and 24 years old who can both read and write.

Female youth literacy rate30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%Male literacy rate60%AfghanistanAfghanistanAlgeriaAlgeriaBeninBeninBurkina FasoBurkina FasoChadChadEgyptEgyptIndiaIndiaMalawiMalawiMaliMaliPakistanPakistanSudanSudanAfricaAsiaEuropeNorth AmericaOceaniaSouth America1.4B1.4BCircles sized byPopulation(historical)

Data source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2024) – Learn more about this data

Note: UNESCO defines literacy as reading and writing brief daily life statements. However, criteria vary by country, and North Americanand Western European data uses more detailed assessment so isn't globally comparable.

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