Global Youth Literacy Rates from World Bank

World Bank data provides the youth literacy rate, defined as the percentage of people aged 15-24 who can read and write a simple statement about daily life. The dataset is sourced from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics and compiled by the Global Partnership for Education. The specific temporal coverage and number of country records are not provided.

Use Cases

• Model national literacy_rate trends over time using the time-series data.
• Compare youth literacy_rate across different countries for cross-sectional analysis.
• Analyze the relationship between youth literacy_rate and other socio-economic development indicators.
• Forecast future literacy_rate based on historical trends for specific age cohorts.

Strengths

• Data is derived from the authoritative UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
• Provides a standardized metric (percentage) for the specific 15-24 age group.

Limitations

• The exact number of countries, rows, and temporal coverage is unknown, limiting reproducibility.
• Country-specific definitions of literacy may vary, introducing potential measurement inconsistencies.

Provenance

Source

UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), compiled by the Global Partnership for Education.

Collection Method

National statistical surveys and censuses, methodology defined by UIS.

Geography

Global, country-level.