There is a gender gap in the literacy rate among the youth worldwide. Although the literacy rates have increased worldwide for both young men and women between 15 and 24 years, men are on average more literate than women. As of 2022, nearly 94 percent of young men and roughly 91.5 percent of women in the world were literate. A similar picture was seen for the adult population worldwide.
Global youth literacy rate from 2000 to 2022, by gender
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UNESCO Institute for Statistics. (December 18, 2023). Global youth literacy rate from 2000 to 2022, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220147/global-youth-literacy-rate-by-gender/
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