Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate was 0.99 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.99
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
10th
of 18 groups
All-time high
0.99
in 2020
All-time low
0.86
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Northern Africa, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Northern Africa recorded 0.99 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 up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Northern Africa peaked at 0.99 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.86, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.86 | — |
| 2001 | 0.87 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.89 | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.86 | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.87 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.88 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.91 | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.91 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.92 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.92 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.93 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.94 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.96 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.97 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.97 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.97 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.98 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.98 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.98 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.99 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.99 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.99 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.99 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.99 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.889 | 0.86 | 0.92 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.961 | 0.93 | 0.98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.99 | 0.99 | 0.99 | 5 |
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More education data for Northern Africa
- Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex 30.1% (2025)
- Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and 0.96 (2024)
- Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training 51.2% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level 86.5% (2024)
- Adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth 1.09 (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to computers for pedagogical 89.6% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by 90.4% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical 58.5% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education 89.5% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation, by 83.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Northern Africa?
- Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Northern Africa was 0.99 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 Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.99 in 2020.
- What is the lowest adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.86 in 2000.
- How does Northern Africa rank for adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate?
- Northern Africa ranks 10th out of 18 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Africa 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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