Youth Literacy Rate for Ages 15-24, Global Indicators

UNICEF Data and Analytics (HQ) provides a dataset on the youth literacy rate for the 15-24 age group, defined as the number of people in that age range who can read and write a short simple statement on everyday life, divided by the total population in that age group. The dataset was last updated on March 26, 2026, and is available in CSV and XML formats under a CC-BY-3.0-IGO license.

Use Cases

• Modeling national education progress based on youth literacy rate indicators.
• Comparing literacy attainment across different countries or regions based on the defined age group metric.
• Forecasting trends in youth education outcomes based on historical literacy rate data.

Strengths

• Data is provided by a recognized authority, UNICEF Data and Analytics (HQ).
• Dataset is available in structured formats (CSV, XML) for analysis.
• Last update timestamp is precisely recorded (2026-03 26 09:23:57.627368).

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The description does not specify the geographic or temporal coverage of the data.

Provenance

Source

UNICEF Data and Analytics (HQ)

Collection Method

Likely compiled from national surveys and administrative data.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-26 09:23:57.627368

Geography

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