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

Africa Eastern and Southern
1 GPI
in 2024
Rwanda
1.05 GPI
in 2022
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
4th
Rwanda rank
2nd

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

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 1.05 GPI against 1 GPI in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 0.05 GPI.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

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

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 4th and Rwanda ranks 2nd of 40 groups.

Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Rwanda Difference Ahead
2000s 0.9 GPI 0.959 GPI 0.059 GPI Rwanda
2010s 0.938 GPI 1.02 GPI 0.0854 GPI Rwanda
2020s 0.985 GPI 1.04 GPI 0.055 GPI Rwanda

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 Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 1.05 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 Rwanda?
0.05 GPI, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Rwanda?
9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Rwanda rank globally for literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 4th and Rwanda ranks 2nd 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

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.