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

10 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.

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 Uganda: Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index

Africa Eastern and Southern

1 GPI

in 2024

Uganda

1.02 GPI

in 2024

Africa Eastern and Southern rank

4th

Uganda rank

7th

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

Africa Eastern and Southern
Uganda

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Africa Eastern and Southern	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.85 GPI	0.82 GPI	0.03 GPI	Africa Eastern and Southern
2000s	0.87 GPI	0.91 GPI	0.04 GPI	Uganda
2010s	0.9325 GPI	0.9575 GPI	0.025 GPI	Uganda
2020s	0.99 GPI	1.01 GPI	0.0166 GPI	Uganda

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 Uganda?: Uganda, at 1.02 GPI against 1 GPI in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2024.
What is the difference in literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index between Africa Eastern and Southern and Uganda?: 0.02 GPI, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Uganda?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Uganda rank globally for literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index?: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 4th and Uganda 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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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.