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Nigeria Youth Literacy Rate 2020s

Literacy rate among youth ages 15-24 · World Bank
78.35% decade average (2020-2029)

Nigeria's youth literacy rate during the 2020s ranged from 73.67% (2021) to 81.36% (2024), averaging 78.35% over 3 years of data.

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2020s Data▾
YearValueChangeRank
2021 73.67% +0.71pp 41st
2024 81.36% +7.69pp 20th
2025 80.01% −1.35pp 60th
Source: World Bank (SE.ADT.1524.LT.ZS)
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