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Namibia - Youth Literacy Rate 2018

Name: Namibia Youth Literacy Rate 2018
Creator: World Bank
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Literacy rate among youth ages 15-24 · World Bank

92.81% −1.95pp from 2017 Global rank: 40th

Namibia's youth literacy rate was 92.81% in 2018. This was the 40th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2018▾

Youth Literacy Rate by Country - 2018
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Armenia	100.00%	0.2%
2nd	Tonga	100.00%	1.7%
3rd	Uzbekistan	100.00%	0.0%
4th	Singapore	99.93%	0.0%
5th	Georgia	99.92%	0.3%
6th	Spain	99.72%	0.1%
7th	Indonesia	99.71%	0.1%
8th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	99.60%	0.2%
9th	Mongolia	99.53%	1.1%
10th	Türkiye	99.39%	-0.4%
11th	West Bank and Gaza	99.34%	0.0%
12th	Mexico	99.32%	0.2%
13th	Brazil	99.20%	0.0%
14th	Myanmar	99.14%	9.6%
15th	Panama	99.10%	0.0%
16th	Kuwait	99.08%	-0.2%
17th	Peru	99.02%	0.0%
18th	Ecuador	99.00%	-0.3%
19th	Uruguay	98.88%	-0.1%
20th	Colombia	98.85%	0.3%
21st	Sri Lanka	98.78%	-0.1%
22nd	Oman	98.62%	0.0%
23rd	Dominican Republic	98.50%	0.4%
24th	Paraguay	98.28%	0.0%
25th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	98.21%	0.0%
26th	Thailand	98.14%	0.7%
27th	Tunisia	97.98%	1.8%
28th	El Salvador	97.97%	0.0%
29th	Suriname	97.69%	0.0%
30th	Montenegro	97.42%	-1.8%
31st	Kiribati	97.16%	-
32nd	Jordan	97.09%	-2.0%
33rd	Malaysia	96.85%	-0.4%
34th	Lebanon	96.76%	-2.5%
35th	Honduras	96.52%	0.4%
36th	Lesotho	95.19%	-3.1%
37th	India	94.61%	4.8%
38th	Guatemala	94.60%	-0.6%
39th	Bangladesh	93.30%	0.4%
40th	Namibia	92.81%	-2.1%
41st	Malawi	87.64%	2.6%
42nd	Rwanda	86.49%	-2.3%
43rd	Congo, Democratic Republic of	84.07%	-1.1%
44th	Cameroon	81.89%	1.5%
45th	Costa Rica	80.55%	-18.7%
46th	Madagascar	79.85%	3.9%
47th	Zambia	77.69%	-12.4%
48th	Sierra Leone	77.13%	4.8%
49th	Pakistan	71.99%	-3.4%
50th	Gambia, The	71.08%	5.8%
51st	Senegal	65.96%	-5.1%
52nd	Burkina Faso	58.87%	17.5%
53rd	Guinea	53.94%	16.5%
54th	Mali	50.13%	1.5%
55th	Niger	45.53%	-2.6%

FAQ

What was Namibia's youth literacy rate in 2018?▾

Namibia's youth literacy rate in 2018 was 92.81%. This ranked 40th globally.

How did Namibia's youth literacy rate change in 2018?▾

Namibia's youth literacy rate decreased by 2.1% in 2018 compared to 2017.

Which country had the highest youth literacy rate in 2018?▾

Armenia had the highest youth literacy rate in 2018 at 100.00%.

What is the youth literacy rate of Namibia in 2018?▾

The youth literacy rate of Namibia in 2018 was 92.81%. This ranked 40th globally.