According to the most recent available data, 95.3 percent of people in the age group of 15-24 years in South Africa were able to read and write a simple statement in 2017. Among females, the youth literacy rate was at 96.88 percent, while males that could read and write were slightly lower at 93.76 percent. Both represented a drop from the level in 2007. Throughout the period reviewed, more young females were literate than young males.
Youth literacy rate in South Africa from 2007 to 2017, by gender
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World Bank. (July 21, 2021). Youth literacy rate in South Africa from 2007 to 2017, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1261250/youth-literacy-rate-by-gender-in-south-africa/
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World Bank. (2021). Youth literacy rate in South Africa from 2007 to 2017, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1261250/youth-literacy-rate-by-gender-in-south-africa/
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