Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate was 1 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
3rd
of 18 groups
All-time high
1
in 2004
All-time low
0.99
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Eastern Asia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Eastern Asia recorded 1 for adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Eastern Asia peaked at 1 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.99, in 2000.
Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.99 | — |
| 2001 | 0.99 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.99 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.99 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.996 | 0.99 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
More education data for Eastern Asia
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services 12.3% (2023)
- Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex 10.6% (2025)
- Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and 0.8742 (2024)
- Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training 28.9% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level 98.8% (2024)
- Adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth 1.07 (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to computers for pedagogical 93.4% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by 97.6% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical 94.9% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education 97.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Eastern Asia?
- Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Eastern Asia was 1 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2004.
- What is the lowest adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.99 in 2000.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate?
- Eastern Asia ranks 3rd out of 18 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Eastern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate (ratio). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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