Literacy rate, youth aged 15 to 24

percent, 1999–2016

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    1999 Ranking
    1. Azerbaijan 99.89
    2. Kazakhstan 99.85
    3. Belarus 99.79
    4. Kyrgyzstan 99.70
    5. Vietnam 94.10
    6. Jamaica 91.60
    7. Zambia 69.46
    2016 Ranking
    1. Andorra 100.00
    2. Azerbaijan 99.94
    3. Singapore 99.93
    4. Macau 99.80
    5. Serbia 99.72
    6. Indonesia 99.67
    7. Spain 99.62
    8. West Bank and Gaza 99.38
    9. Ecuador 99.06
    10. Peru 98.88
    11. Venezuela 98.76
    12. Oman 98.70
    13. Honduras 96.13
    14. Bangladesh 92.24
    15. Congo (Kinshasa) 84.99
    16. Burma (Myanmar) 84.75
    17. Chad 30.79

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    Number of people aged 15 to 24 who can both read and write, with understanding, a short simple statement on their everyday life, divided by the population in that age group. Generally, “literacy” also encompasses “numeracy” (i.e., the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations).

    Source: UNESCO