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Youth Literacy Rate

96.78
ages 15-24
Source: IMF

Global Ranking

85
Bulgaria97.87
86
Sao Tome and Principe97.78
87
Morocco97.73
88
Botswana97.46
89
Algeria97.43
90
Malaysia96.78
91
Guyana96.69
92
Jamaica96.3
93
Vanuatu96.28
94
Tunisia96.21
95
Honduras96.08

Asia Ranking

16
Sri Lanka98.97
17
Maldives98.75
18
Vietnam98.63
19
Philippines98.38
20
Thailand98.14
21
Malaysia96.78
22
Burma (Myanmar)95.42
23
Bangladesh94.46
24
Bhutan93.09
25
Laos92.46
26
Nepal92.39

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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