The global youth literacy rate has been increasing over the past decades and stood at 90.85 percent in 2018. Over this period, the literacy rates increased for both girls and boys, although gender disparities still persist. THe literacy rate for girls stood at 89.42 percent in 2018.
Youth literacy rate worldwide from 2000 to 2018, by gender
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