Youth literacy rate in Africa 2021, by region
In 2021, 78.6 percent of the people aged 15 to 24 years in Africa were able to read and write a simple statement with understanding. Regionally, North Africa presented the highest youth literacy rate, at nearly 90 percent. Southern Africa followed closely, with 88 percent of young people literate. In contrast, 68 percent of the youth population in West Africa could read and write.
