Education in UNICEF: World 482 indicators covering education for UNICEF: World. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female 74.8% 2024 up 9.1% 70th Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes 87.7% 2024 up 2.6% 81st Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female 84.6% 2024 up 3.6% 80th Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male 90.9% 2024 up 1.6% 79th Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes 93.1% 2024 up 2.2% 103rd Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity 0.93 GPIA 2024 up 2.2% 81st Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male 94.1% 2024 up 1.5% 100th Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity 0.98 GPIA 2024 up 2.1% 109th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 1.73 million 2023 up 52.4% 5th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 47,778 2023 up 75.6% 5th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 72,873 2023 up 2.5% 5th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 694,224 2023 up 134.0% 5th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 150,542 2023 up 24.5% 5th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 248,777 2023 up 64.3% 5th Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 3.93 million 2023 up 69.1% 1st Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 93,693 2023 up 355.1% 5th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 23.0% 106th Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female 92.0% 2024 up 3.0% 100th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 73.5% 84th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 349.3% 65th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 1.2% 81st Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.2% 2023 up 131.1% 84th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 104,980 2023 up 67.8% 5th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 112,186 2023 up 62.1% 5th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 1.2% 2023 up 67.1% 90th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.5% 2023 up 50.5% 81st Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 up 62.3% 79th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 65.7% 50th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 60.1% 49th Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female 48.34 million 2024 down 22.6% 5th Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male 37.75 million 2024 down 15.8% 5th Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female 56.0% 2024 down 3.4% 57th Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes 86.08 million 2024 down 19.8% 5th Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 78.0% 2024 up 4.1% 108th Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 77.8% 2024 up 4.4% 102nd Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 1 GPIA 2024 down 0.3% 108th Outbound mobility ratio to Central Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.1% 2023 up 250.0% 67th Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, male (UIS estimate) 0.1% 2023 down 4.3% 125th Population of compulsory school age, both sexes 1.24 billion 2024 up 10.1% 5th Population of compulsory school age, female 598.96 million 2024 up 10.3% 5th Population of compulsory school age, male 636.51 million 2024 up 9.8% 5th Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes 362.96 million 2024 up 12.7% 5th Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, male (UIS estimate) 0.1% 2023 down 21.2% 84th Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 4.2% 2024 up 15.6% 95th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 63.65 million 2024 down 17.5% 5th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 59.41 million 2024 down 17.9% 5th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both 123.05 million 2024 down 17.7% 5th Enrolment in lower secondary education, female 175.47 million 2024 up 13.0% 5th Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 3.6% 2024 up 14.8% 96th Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 4.6% 2024 up 17.1% 95th Enrolment in lower secondary education, male 187.49 million 2024 up 12.4% 5th Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 up 35.1% 124th Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 288.07 million 2024 up 11.6% 5th Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education 0.7866 GPIA 2024 down 1.9% 99th Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 138.87 million 2024 up 12.5% 5th Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) 0.2% 2023 up 26.3% 80th Enrolment in upper secondary education, male 149.21 million 2024 up 10.8% 5th Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, male (UIS) 0.5% 2023 up 79.9% 128th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 84.4% 2024 up 1.5% 111th Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, male (UIS estimate) 0.1% 2023 up 29.0% 71st ← Previous Page 3 of 9 Next →