Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate was 0.97 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.97
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
12th
of 18 groups
All-time high
0.97
in 2023
All-time low
0.8
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Southern Asia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Southern Asia is 0.97, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Southern Asia peaked at 0.97 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8, 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 Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8 | — |
| 2001 | 0.81 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.83 | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.83 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.85 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.83 | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.86 | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.87 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.88 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.91 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.92 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.92 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.93 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.94 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.95 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.95 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.95 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.95 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.96 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.96 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.96 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.97 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.97 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.846 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.932 | 0.9 | 0.95 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.964 | 0.96 | 0.97 | 5 |
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More education data for Southern Asia
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services 12.0% (2024)
- Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex 25.8% (2025)
- Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and 0.876 (2024)
- Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training 48.7% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level 86.6% (2024)
- Adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth 1.02 (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to computers for pedagogical 54.2% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by 89.1% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical 49.2% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education 90.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Southern Asia?
- Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Southern Asia was 0.97 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 Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.97 in 2023.
- What is the lowest adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8 in 2000.
- How does Southern Asia rank for adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate?
- Southern Asia ranks 12th out of 18 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern 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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