Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Western Asia
Western Asia: Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate was 0.94 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.94
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
17th
of 18 groups
All-time high
0.94
in 2014
All-time low
0.92
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Western 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 Western Asia is 0.94, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Western Asia peaked at 0.94 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.92, in 2000.
Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.92 | — |
| 2001 | 0.92 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.92 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.93 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.94 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.94 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.94 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.94 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.94 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.94 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.94 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.94 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.94 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.94 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.94 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.927 | 0.92 | 0.93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.936 | 0.93 | 0.94 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.94 | 5 |
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More education data for Western Asia
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services 12.4% (2022)
- Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex 28.6% (2025)
- Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and 0.9801 (2022)
- Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training 49.2% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level 98.5% (2024)
- Adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth 1.02 (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to computers for pedagogical 96.4% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by 98.7% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical 91.8% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education 99.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Western Asia?
- Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Western Asia was 0.94 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 Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.94 in 2014.
- What is the lowest adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.92 in 2000.
- How does Western Asia rank for adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate?
- Western Asia ranks 17th out of 18 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Western 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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