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South Africa - Youth Literacy Rate 2014

Name: South Africa Youth Literacy Rate 2014
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Literacy rate among youth ages 15-24 · World Bank

98.88% +0.00pp from 2013 Global rank: 15th

South Africa's youth literacy rate was 98.88% in 2014. This was the 15th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2014▾

Youth Literacy Rate by Country - 2014
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Uzbekistan	100.00%	0.0%
2nd	Azerbaijan	99.96%	0.0%
3rd	Singapore	99.90%	0.0%
4th	Moldova	99.81%	-0.1%
5th	Spain	99.72%	0.1%
6th	Georgia	99.70%	-0.1%
7th	Indonesia	99.68%	0.9%
8th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	99.40%	0.1%
9th	West Bank and Gaza	99.37%	0.0%
10th	Türkiye	99.36%	0.1%
11th	Maldives	99.27%	0.0%
12th	Ecuador	99.10%	0.5%
13th	Mexico	99.00%	0.4%
14th	Peru	98.98%	0.1%
15th	South Africa	98.88%	0.0%
16th	Brazil	98.85%	0.1%
17th	Uruguay	98.84%	-0.1%
18th	Paraguay	98.71%	-0.2%
19th	Qatar	98.71%	-0.3%
20th	Colombia	98.54%	0.2%
21st	Sri Lanka	98.46%	0.3%
22nd	Panama	98.00%	0.4%
23rd	Iran, Islamic Republic of	97.94%	0.2%
24th	El Salvador	97.80%	0.6%
25th	Dominican Republic	97.69%	0.2%
26th	Tunisia	96.21%	-0.7%
27th	Honduras	95.68%	0.6%
28th	Nicaragua	95.30%	0.5%
29th	Myanmar	94.89%	0.3%
30th	Guatemala	94.35%	2.7%
31st	Egypt, Arab Republic of	94.08%	2.2%
32nd	Kenya	93.18%	0.7%
33rd	Lesotho	91.98%	4.1%
34th	Cambodia	90.14%	-0.7%
35th	Morocco	89.12%	-2.1%
36th	Tanzania	88.81%	3.3%
37th	Iraq	88.80%	6.3%
38th	Ghana	87.60%	2.2%
39th	Comoros	85.99%	4.8%
40th	Bangladesh	85.55%	0.0%
41st	Rwanda	85.07%	3.3%
42nd	Uganda	80.30%	-4.0%
43rd	Togo	79.66%	-0.3%
44th	Burundi	79.56%	6.8%
45th	Angola	77.43%	7.3%
46th	Pakistan	72.80%	1.6%
47th	Senegal	57.29%	0.6%
48th	Côte d'Ivoire	53.02%	-12.7%
49th	Burkina Faso	50.10%	34.7%
50th	Niger	46.73%	17.5%
51st	Guinea	46.30%	47.4%

FAQ

What was South Africa's youth literacy rate in 2014?▾

South Africa's youth literacy rate in 2014 was 98.88%. This ranked 15th globally.

How did South Africa's youth literacy rate change in 2014?▾

South Africa's youth literacy rate increased by 0.0% in 2014 compared to 2013.

Which country had the highest youth literacy rate in 2014?▾

Uzbekistan had the highest youth literacy rate in 2014 at 100.00%.

What is the youth literacy rate of South Africa in 2014?▾

The youth literacy rate of South Africa in 2014 was 98.88%. This ranked 15th globally.

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