Adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate (ratio) by country
Countries reporting
48
Highest
1.01 ratio
Thailand
Lowest
0.54 ratio
Niger
Median
0.99 ratio
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
459
What the numbers show
Adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate (ratio) is currently reported for 48 countries. The highest value is 1.01 ratio in Thailand; the lowest is 0.54 ratio in Niger.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.99 ratio, and the mean is 0.9433 ratio.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 31 countries rose and 1 fell. The largest increase was in Morocco (up 40.0%), and the largest decrease in Jordan (down 1.0%).
Adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thailand | 1.01 ratio | 2022 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 1 | Maldives | 1.01 ratio | 2017 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 3 | Mongolia | 1 ratio | 2024 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 3 | Türkiye | 1 ratio | 2015 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 3 | State of Palestine | 1 ratio | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Uzbekistan | 1 ratio | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Uruguay | 1 ratio | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 3 | Türkiye | 1 ratio | 2015 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 3 | Tonga | 1 ratio | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Serbia | 1 ratio | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Oman | 1 ratio | 2022 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 3 | Malaysia | 1 ratio | 2022 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 3 | Armenia | 1 ratio | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Sri Lanka | 1 ratio | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Indonesia | 1 ratio | 2020 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 3 | Azerbaijan | 1 ratio | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 1 ratio | 2022 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 3 | Chile | 1 ratio | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Colombia | 1 ratio | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 3 | Georgia | 1 ratio | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Spain | 1 ratio | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Ecuador | 1 ratio | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | India | 0.99 ratio | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 23 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 0.99 ratio | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | South Africa | 0.99 ratio | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Brazil | 0.99 ratio | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 23 | Paraguay | 0.99 ratio | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 23 | Peru | 0.99 ratio | 2020 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 23 | Jordan | 0.99 ratio | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 23 | Mexico | 0.99 ratio | 2020 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 31 | Tunisia | 0.98 ratio | 2023 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 31 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0.98 ratio | 2016 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 31 | Kuwait | 0.98 ratio | 2018 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 31 | El Salvador | 0.98 ratio | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 35 | Dominican Republic | 0.97 ratio | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 36 | Guatemala | 0.96 ratio | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 36 | Cambodia | 0.96 ratio | 2021 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 38 | Honduras | 0.95 ratio | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 39 | Uganda | 0.93 ratio | 2023 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 40 | Rwanda | 0.92 ratio | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 41 | Togo | 0.87 ratio | 2022 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 42 | Morocco | 0.84 ratio | 2014 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 43 | Pakistan | 0.77 ratio | 2019 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 44 | Benin | 0.76 ratio | 2022 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 45 | Senegal | 0.73 ratio | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 46 | Burkina Faso | 0.67 ratio | 2022 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 47 | Mali | 0.55 ratio | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 48 | Niger | 0.54 ratio | 2022 | up 25.6% | rising |