Africa Eastern and Southern vs Bangladesh: Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index

Africa Eastern and Southern
1 GPI
in 2024
Bangladesh
1.02 GPI
in 2022
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
4th
Bangladesh rank
7th

Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Bangladesh
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How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 1.02 GPI against 1 GPI in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 0.02 GPI.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 4th and Bangladesh ranks 7th of 40 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Africa Eastern and Southern averaged higher in 1 and Bangladesh in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Bangladesh Difference Ahead
1990s 0.85 GPI 0.73 GPI 0.12 GPI Africa Eastern and Southern
2000s 0.9033 GPI 0.9172 GPI 0.0139 GPI Bangladesh
2010s 0.9511 GPI 1.03 GPI 0.08 GPI Bangladesh
2020s 0.9833 GPI 1.02 GPI 0.04 GPI Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index, Africa Eastern and Southern or Bangladesh?
Bangladesh, at 1.02 GPI against 1 GPI in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2022.
What is the difference in literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index between Africa Eastern and Southern and Bangladesh?
0.02 GPI, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Bangladesh?
16 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Bangladesh rank globally for literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 4th and Bangladesh ranks 7th of 40 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
136 places, 2,766 data points, 1974–2024
Last refreshed

Gender parity index for youth literacy rate is the ratio of females to males ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.