Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Africa Western and Central
Africa Western and Central: Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index was 0.85 GPI in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Africa Western and Central, 1985–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Africa Western and Central recorded 0.85 GPI for literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Africa Western and Central peaked at 0.85 GPI in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.68 GPI, in 1985.
That places Africa Western and Central 40th out of 40 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.68 GPI | — |
| 1986 | 0.68 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.69 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.7 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.71 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.72 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.73 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.74 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.75 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.76 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.77 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.78 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.79 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.8 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.81 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.73 GPI | -9.9% |
| 2001 | 0.74 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.75 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.77 GPI | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.77 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.77 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.79 GPI | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.77 GPI | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.78 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.77 GPI | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.78 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8 GPI | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.81 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.82 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.83 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.83 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.85 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.85 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.85 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.85 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.85 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.85 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.85 GPI | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.692 GPI | 0.68 GPI | 0.71 GPI | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.765 GPI | 0.72 GPI | 0.81 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.764 GPI | 0.73 GPI | 0.79 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.817 GPI | 0.78 GPI | 0.85 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.85 GPI | 0.85 GPI | 0.85 GPI | 5 |
More education data for Africa Western and Central
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.08 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 35.36 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 75.77 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9058 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1455 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 56.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Africa Western and Central?
- Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Africa Western and Central was 0.85 GPI in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 0.85 GPI in 2018.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.68 GPI in 1985.
- How does Africa Western and Central rank for literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index?
- Africa Western and Central ranks 40th out of 40 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index rising or falling in Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa Western and Central data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for youth literacy rate is the ratio of females to males ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.