Pakistan - Youth Literacy Rate

Since 2012, Pakistan Youth Literacy Rate grew 0.5points year on year. In 2017, the country was ranked number 115 comparing other countries in Youth Literacy Rate at 74.53 Percent of Persons Aged 15-24. Pakistan is overtaken by Nigeria, which was number 114 at 75.03 Percent of Persons Aged 15-24 and is followed by Sudan with 73 Percent of Persons Aged 15-24. Turkey ranked the highest with 100.16 Percent of Persons Aged 15-24 in 2019, that is a growth of 0.2points versus 2018. Uzbekistan, Singapore and Azerbaijan respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Sierra Leone witnessed the best average annual growth at +3.2points per year, while South Africa witnessed the worst performance at -0.7points per year.

Loading...

Date Percent of Persons Aged 15-24
2017 74.53
2016
2015
2014 72.80
2013 71.64
Download all data from 1981 to 2017

How does Pakistan 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
114 #114
Nigeria
75.03 % 2018 NA NA View data
115 #115
Pakistan
74.53 % 2017 NA +0.5 % View data
116 #116
Sudan
73.00 % 2018 NA NA View data
Compare all 134 countries

Go Top