How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Namibia?

9 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.

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.

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

Africa Eastern and Southern

1 GPI

in 2024

Namibia

1.03 GPI

in 2023

Africa Eastern and Southern rank

4th

Namibia rank

4th

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

Africa Eastern and Southern
Namibia

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 1.03 GPI against 1 GPI in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 0.03 GPI.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 4th and Namibia ranks 4th of 40 groups.

Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Africa Eastern and Southern	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.85 GPI	1.05 GPI	0.2 GPI	Namibia
2000s	0.9033 GPI	1.04 GPI	0.1325 GPI	Namibia
2010s	0.9475 GPI	1.02 GPI	0.0737 GPI	Namibia
2020s	0.99 GPI	1.03 GPI	0.04 GPI	Namibia

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 Namibia?: Namibia, at 1.03 GPI against 1 GPI in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2023.
What is the difference in literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index between Africa Eastern and Southern and Namibia?: 0.03 GPI, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Namibia?: 9 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Namibia rank globally for literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index?: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 4th and Namibia ranks 4th 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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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: 03 September 2026

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.