Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Northern America
Northern America: Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate was 1 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
1
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
3rd
of 18 groups
All-time high
1
in 2003
All-time low
1
in 2003
Years of data
12
2003–2022
Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Northern America, 2003–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Northern America stood at 1. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Northern America peaked at 1 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2003.
Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Northern America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1 | — |
| 2004 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
More education data for Northern America
- Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex 11.8% (2025)
- Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and 1.09 (2024)
- Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training 54.5% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level 100.0% (2020)
- Adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth 1 (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to computers for pedagogical 100.0% (2020)
- Proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by 100.0% (2020)
- Proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical 99.9% (2020)
- Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education 100.0% (2020)
- Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation, by 100.0% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Northern America?
- Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Northern America was 1 in 2022, 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 America?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2003.
- What is the lowest adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2003.
- How does Northern America rank for adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate?
- Northern America ranks 3rd out of 18 groups with data for 2022.
- Is adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Northern America 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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