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Zambia Average Youth Literacy Rate 1990-2025

80.11% 11 data points
Literacy rate among youth ages 15-24 · World Bank

Zambia's average youth literacy rate from 1990 to 2025 was 80.11%, based on 11 data points.

All Data (sorted by year)▾
YearValueChangeRank
2025 85.64% −0.08pp 58th
2023 85.71% +1.23pp 31st
2022 84.48% +0.34pp 50th
2021 84.15% −1.71pp 39th
2020 85.86% +1.82pp 38th
2019 84.04% +6.35pp 51st
2018 77.69% −11.02pp 47th
2010 88.71% +19.62pp 36th
2002 69.09% −0.37pp 22nd
1999 69.46% +3.08pp 8th
1990 66.38% – 15th
Source: World Bank (SE.ADT.1524.LT.ZS)
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