Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Uganda: Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1 GPI
in 2024
Uganda
1.02 GPI
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
4th
Uganda rank
7th

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

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 1.02 GPI against 1 GPI in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 0.02 GPI.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 4th and Uganda ranks 7th of 40 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) averaged higher in 3 and Uganda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Uganda Difference Ahead
1990s 1.03 GPI 0.82 GPI 0.21 GPI Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 1.01 GPI 0.91 GPI 0.1 GPI Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 1 GPI 0.9575 GPI 0.045 GPI Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2020s 1 GPI 1.01 GPI 0.0066 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, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Uganda?
Uganda, at 1.02 GPI against 1 GPI in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Uganda?
0.02 GPI, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Uganda?
10 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Uganda rank globally for literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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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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.