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Zambia Highest Youth Literacy Rate

88.71% in 2010
Literacy rate among youth ages 15-24 · World Bank

The highest youth literacy rate in Zambia was 88.71% in 2010. The top 5 years were: 2010 (88.71%), 2020 (85.86%), 2023 (85.71%), 2025 (85.64%), 2022 (84.48%).

Top 5 Highest Years▾
Zambia Top 5 Highest Youth Literacy Rate Years
RankYearValue
1st 2010 88.71%
2nd 2020 85.86%
3rd 2023 85.71%
4th 2025 85.64%
5th 2022 84.48%
All Data (sorted by value)▾
YearValueChangeRank
2010 88.71% +19.62pp 36th
2025 85.64% −0.08pp 58th
2023 85.71% +1.23pp 31st
2020 85.86% +1.82pp 38th
2022 84.48% +0.34pp 50th
2021 84.15% −1.71pp 39th
2019 84.04% +6.35pp 51st
2018 77.69% −11.02pp 47th
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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