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Literacy rate among young men aged 15–24

% · higher is better · 173 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2024
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  1. 1Saudi Arabia100%
  2. 2West Bank and Gaza99.9%
  3. 3Bolivia99.9%
  4. 4Qatar99.7%
  5. 4Mongolia99.7%
  6. 5United Arab Emirates99.6%
  7. 6Panama99.6%
  8. 7Georgia99.6%
  9. 8Bahrain99.5%
  10. 9Peru99.4%
  11. 10Brazil99.2%
  12. 11Uruguay98.9%
  13. 12Ecuador98.8%
  14. 13Mexico98.8%
  15. 14Sri Lanka98.7%
  16. 15Paraguay98.6%
  17. 16Jordan98.5%
  18. 17Cabo Verde98.5%
  19. 18Colombia98.4%
  20. 19India98%
  21. 20El Salvador97.9%
  22. 21Dominican Republic97.7%
  23. 22South Africa96.3%
  24. 23Guatemala95.7%
  25. 24Honduras94.8%
  26. 25Lesotho94.3%
  27. 26Uganda84.3%
  28. 27Nigeria81.3%
  29. 28Zambia79.3%
  30. 29Mali57.2%

Literacy rate among young men aged 15–24