China vs Lower middle income: Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index
China
1 GPI
in 2020
Lower middle income
0.97 GPI
in 2024
China rank
24th
Lower middle income rank
25th
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index over time
- China
- Lower middle income
How they compare
China currently reports 1 GPI against 0.97 GPI in Lower middle income, a difference of 0.03 GPI.
Across all 5 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 24th and Lower middle income ranks 25th of 96 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.86 GPI | 0.71 GPI | 0.15 GPI | China |
| 1990s | 0.94 GPI | 0.75 GPI | 0.19 GPI | China |
| 2000s | 0.99 GPI | 0.83 GPI | 0.16 GPI | China |
| 2010s | 1 GPI | 0.91 GPI | 0.09 GPI | China |
| 2020s | 1 GPI | 0.96 GPI | 0.04 GPI | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index, China or Lower middle income?
- China, at 1 GPI against 0.97 GPI in Lower middle income as of 2020.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index between China and Lower middle income?
- 0.03 GPI, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Lower middle income?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2020.
- How do China and Lower middle income rank globally for literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index?
- China ranks 24th and Lower middle income ranks 25th of 96 countries.
- 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
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.