In 2018, over 156 thousand young people aged 15-24 years in Algeria were illiterate, representing approximately 2.6 percent of that age group. Young female illiterates were over 81 thousand in number, while males were around 74 thousand. In the same year, the youth literacy rate in the country exceeded 97 percent for both females and males.
Number of illiterate young people in Algeria in 2018, by gender
According to the source, young illiterates are "persons aged 15 to 24 years that cannot read and write. Illiteracy is typically measured according to the inability to comprehend a short simple statement on everyday life.".
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UNESCO Institute for Statistics. (September 1, 2021). Number of illiterate young people in Algeria in 2018, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190268/number-of-young-illiterates-in-algeria-by-gender/
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