Lesotho - Youth Literacy Rate

Since 2009, Lesotho Youth Literacy Rate was up 0.8points year on year. In 2014, the country was number 101 among other countries in Youth Literacy Rate at 86.63 Percent of Persons Aged 15-24. Lesotho is overtaken by Kenya, which was number 100 at 87.83 Percent of Persons Aged 15-24 and is followed by Rwanda with 86.49 Percent of Persons Aged 15-24. Turkey topped the ranking with 100.16 Percent of Persons Aged 15-24 in 2019, +0.2points versus 2018. Uzbekistan, Singapore and Azerbaijan respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Sierra Leone recorded the best 5 years average growth at +3.2points per year, while South Africa recorded the worst performance at -0.7points per year.

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Date Percent of Persons Aged 15-24
2014 86.63
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How does Lesotho rank in Youth Literacy Rate?

# 134 Countries Percent of Persons Aged 15-24 Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Turkey
100.16 % 2019 +0.2 % +0.2 % View data
2 #2
Uzbekistan
100.00 % 2019 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data
100 #100
Kenya
87.83 % 2018 NA NA View data
101 #101
Lesotho
86.63 % 2014 NA +0.8 % View data
102 #102
Rwanda
86.49 % 2018 NA NA View data
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