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Benin

Youth Literacy Rate

60.95
ages 15-24
Source: IMF
141
Senegal69.48
143
Gambia67.16
144
Sierra Leone66.65
145
Mauritania63.95
146
Benin60.95
148
Burkina Faso58.87
149
Afghanistan55.93
150
Liberia55.4
151
Guinea53.94
37
Mozambique70.91
38
Senegal69.48
39
Gambia67.16
41
Mauritania63.95
42
Benin60.95
45
Liberia55.4
46
Guinea53.94
47
Mali46.16

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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