Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Arab World
Arab World: Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index was 0.96 GPI in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Arab World, 1980–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Arab World recorded 0.96 GPI for literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Arab World peaked at 0.96 GPI in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.71 GPI, in 1980.
That places Arab World 28th out of 40 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Arab World, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.71 GPI | — |
| 1981 | 0.72 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.73 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.73 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.73 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.74 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.75 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.76 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.77 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.78 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.79 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.79 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.79 GPI | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.8 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.81 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.82 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.83 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.84 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.85 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.86 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.87 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.88 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.87 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.88 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.88 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9 GPI | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.91 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.91 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.91 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.92 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.93 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.93 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.93 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.93 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.94 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.94 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.95 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.95 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.95 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.95 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.95 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.96 GPI | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.742 GPI | 0.71 GPI | 0.78 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.812 GPI | 0.79 GPI | 0.85 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.885 GPI | 0.86 GPI | 0.91 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.929 GPI | 0.91 GPI | 0.95 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.952 GPI | 0.95 GPI | 0.96 GPI | 5 |
More education data for Arab World
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.62 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 40.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.7891 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1129 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 32.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Arab World?
- Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Arab World was 0.96 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 Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.96 GPI in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.71 GPI in 1980.
- How does Arab World rank for literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index?
- Arab World ranks 28th out of 40 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab World 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.