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South Africa - Youth Literacy Rate 2019

Name: South Africa Youth Literacy Rate 2019
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Literacy rate among youth ages 15-24 · World Bank

98.41% +1.70pp from 2018 Global rank: 30th

South Africa's youth literacy rate was 98.41% in 2019. This was the 30th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2019▾

Youth Literacy Rate by Country - 2019
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Armenia	100.00%	0.0%
2nd	Georgia	100.00%	0.1%
3rd	Serbia	100.00%	0.3%
4th	Uzbekistan	100.00%	0.0%
5th	Azerbaijan	99.93%	0.0%
6th	Singapore	99.93%	0.0%
7th	Türkiye	99.91%	0.5%
8th	Tonga	99.89%	-0.1%
9th	Belarus	99.87%	-0.1%
10th	Italy	99.87%	0.0%
11th	Cuba	99.61%	-0.3%
12th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	99.50%	-0.1%
13th	West Bank and Gaza	99.33%	0.0%
14th	Mexico	99.19%	-0.1%
15th	Brazil	99.10%	-0.1%
16th	Peru	99.10%	0.1%
17th	Uruguay	99.02%	0.1%
18th	Samoa	99.02%	-1.0%
19th	Sri Lanka	98.97%	0.2%
20th	Panama	98.88%	-0.2%
21st	Mongolia	98.85%	-0.7%
22nd	Colombia	98.83%	0.0%
23rd	Tuvalu	98.82%	-
24th	Maldives	98.74%	0.6%
25th	Dominican Republic	98.70%	0.2%
26th	Viet Nam	98.63%	1.6%
27th	Thailand	98.52%	0.4%
28th	Ecuador	98.50%	-0.5%
29th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	98.47%	0.3%
30th	South Africa	98.41%	1.8%
31st	Philippines	98.38%	-1.6%
32nd	United Arab Emirates	98.37%	3.5%
33rd	Paraguay	98.36%	0.1%
34th	El Salvador	98.35%	0.4%
35th	Marshall Islands	98.12%	-0.3%
36th	Lesotho	97.47%	2.4%
37th	Tunisia	96.83%	-1.2%
38th	Malaysia	96.78%	-0.1%
39th	Lebanon	96.67%	-0.1%
40th	Vanuatu	96.24%	34.0%
41st	Honduras	96.08%	-0.5%
42nd	São Tomé and Principe	95.49%	-1.3%
43rd	Myanmar	95.42%	-3.8%
44th	Bangladesh	94.86%	1.7%
45th	India	94.77%	0.2%
46th	Cambodia	94.76%	2.8%
47th	Nepal	94.24%	1.4%
48th	Zimbabwe	92.51%	-3.0%
49th	Kiribati	90.44%	-6.9%
50th	Togo	87.89%	6.5%
51st	Zambia	84.04%	8.2%
52nd	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	78.41%	-
53rd	Guinea-Bissau	75.32%	26.6%
54th	Sierra Leone	72.99%	-5.4%
55th	Pakistan	72.70%	1.0%
56th	Benin	69.25%	17.8%
57th	Côte d'Ivoire	68.12%	8.1%
58th	Senegal	66.50%	0.8%
59th	Central African Republic	50.60%	-16.8%
60th	Burkina Faso	47.05%	-20.1%
61st	Chad	45.13%	46.6%

FAQ

What was South Africa's youth literacy rate in 2019?▾

South Africa's youth literacy rate in 2019 was 98.41%. This ranked 30th globally.

How did South Africa's youth literacy rate change in 2019?▾

South Africa's youth literacy rate increased by 1.8% in 2019 compared to 2018.

Which country had the highest youth literacy rate in 2019?▾

Armenia had the highest youth literacy rate in 2019 at 100.00%.

What is the youth literacy rate of South Africa in 2019?▾

The youth literacy rate of South Africa in 2019 was 98.41%. This ranked 30th globally.