Middle income vs Nigeria: Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index

Middle income
0.98 GPI
in 2024
Nigeria
1 GPI
in 2024
Middle income rank
22nd
Nigeria rank
24th

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

  • Middle income
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 1 GPI against 0.98 GPI in Middle income, a difference of 0.02 GPI.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Middle income ahead.

Middle income ranks 22nd and Nigeria ranks 24th of 40 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle income Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 0.89 GPI 0.77 GPI 0.12 GPI Middle income
2000s 0.94 GPI 0.7758 GPI 0.1642 GPI Middle income
2010s 0.965 GPI 0.8405 GPI 0.1245 GPI Middle income
2020s 0.98 GPI 0.945 GPI 0.035 GPI Middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index, Middle income or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 1 GPI against 0.98 GPI in Middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index between Middle income and Nigeria?
0.02 GPI, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Nigeria?
8 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
How do Middle income and Nigeria rank globally for literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index?
Middle income ranks 22nd and Nigeria ranks 24th 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.