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South Africa Youth Literacy Rate 2020s

Literacy rate among youth ages 15-24 · World Bank
96.90% decade average (2020-2029)

South Africa's youth literacy rate during the 2020s ranged from 96.70% (2021) to 97.17% (2024), averaging 96.90% over 3 years of data.

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2020s Data▾
YearValueChangeRank
2021 96.70% −1.71pp 27th
2024 97.17% +0.47pp 16th
2025 96.84% −0.33pp 41st
Source: World Bank (SE.ADT.1524.LT.ZS)
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