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Zambia Lowest Youth Literacy Rate

66.38% in 1990
Literacy rate among youth ages 15-24 · World Bank

The lowest youth literacy rate in Zambia was 66.38% in 1990. The top 5 years were: 1990 (66.38%), 2002 (69.09%), 1999 (69.46%), 2018 (77.69%), 2019 (84.04%).

Top 5 Lowest Years▾
Zambia Top 5 Lowest Youth Literacy Rate Years
RankYearValue
1st 1990 66.38%
2nd 2002 69.09%
3rd 1999 69.46%
4th 2018 77.69%
5th 2019 84.04%
All Data (sorted by value)▾
YearValueChangeRank
1990 66.38% – 15th
2002 69.09% −0.37pp 22nd
1999 69.46% +3.08pp 8th
2018 77.69% −11.02pp 47th
2022 84.48% +0.34pp 50th
2021 84.15% −1.71pp 39th
2019 84.04% +6.35pp 51st
2025 85.64% −0.08pp 58th
2023 85.71% +1.23pp 31st
2020 85.86% +1.82pp 38th
2010 88.71% +19.62pp 36th
Source: World Bank (SE.ADT.1524.LT.ZS)
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