What is the highest literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?

The highest recorded value was 1 GPI in 2003.

What is the lowest literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?

The lowest recorded value was 0.8 GPI in 1976.

How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index?

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 4th out of 40 groups with data for 2024.

Is literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.

Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

Name: Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
Creator: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index was 1 GPI in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

1 GPI

Change on year

unchanged

Rank

4th

of 40 groups

All-time high

1 GPI

in 2003

All-time low

0.8 GPI

in 1976

Years of data

1976–2024

Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1976–2024

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2024, literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 1 GPI. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 1 GPI in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.8 GPI, in 1976.

That places East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 4th out of 40 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.

Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year

Annual values for Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1976 to 2024.
Year	GPI	Change
1976	0.8 GPI	—
1977	0.81 GPI	+1.3%
1978	0.82 GPI	+1.2%
1979	0.84 GPI	+2.4%
1980	0.86 GPI	+2.4%
1981	0.87 GPI	+1.2%
1982	0.89 GPI	+2.3%
1983	0.9 GPI	+1.1%
1984	0.91 GPI	+1.1%
1985	0.91 GPI	+0.0%
1986	0.92 GPI	+1.1%
1987	0.93 GPI	+1.1%
1988	0.95 GPI	+2.2%
1989	0.95 GPI	+0.0%
1990	0.95 GPI	+0.0%
1991	0.96 GPI	+1.1%
1992	0.96 GPI	+0.0%
1993	0.96 GPI	+0.0%
1994	0.96 GPI	+0.0%
1995	0.97 GPI	+1.0%
1996	0.97 GPI	+0.0%
1997	0.99 GPI	+2.1%
1998	0.99 GPI	+0.0%
1999	0.99 GPI	+0.0%
2000	0.99 GPI	+0.0%
2001	0.99 GPI	+0.0%
2002	0.99 GPI	+0.0%
2003	1 GPI	+1.0%
2004	1 GPI	+0.0%
2005	1 GPI	+0.0%
2006	1 GPI	+0.0%
2007	1 GPI	+0.0%
2008	1 GPI	+0.0%
2009	1 GPI	+0.0%
2010	1 GPI	+0.0%
2011	1 GPI	+0.0%
2012	1 GPI	+0.0%
2013	1 GPI	+0.0%
2014	1 GPI	+0.0%
2015	1 GPI	+0.0%
2016	1 GPI	+0.0%
2017	1 GPI	+0.0%
2018	1 GPI	+0.0%
2019	1 GPI	+0.0%
2020	1 GPI	+0.0%
2021	1 GPI	+0.0%
2022	1 GPI	+0.0%
2023	1 GPI	+0.0%
2024	1 GPI	+0.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.8175 GPI	0.8 GPI	0.84 GPI	4
1980s	0.909 GPI	0.86 GPI	0.95 GPI	10
1990s	0.97 GPI	0.95 GPI	0.99 GPI	10
2000s	0.997 GPI	0.99 GPI	1 GPI	10
2010s	1 GPI	1 GPI	1 GPI	10
2020s	1 GPI	1 GPI	1 GPI	5

Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

1 Comoros 1.18 GPI compare
2 Lesotho 1.05 GPI compare
2 Rwanda 1.05 GPI compare
4 Montenegro 1.03 GPI compare
4 Namibia 1.03 GPI compare
6 Nicaragua 1.03 GPI compare
7 Bangladesh 1.02 GPI compare
7 Honduras 1.02 GPI compare
7 South Africa 1.02 GPI compare
7 Uganda 1.02 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 136 places →

More education data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 159.24 million (2024)
Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 177.79 million (2024)
Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5719 % change on previous year (2024)
Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0841 units per person (2024)
Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.06 million (2024)
Population ages 0-14 18.2% (2025)
Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)

All data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) →

Frequently asked questions

What is literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 1 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 East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?: The highest recorded value was 1 GPI in 2003.
What is the lowest literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?: The lowest recorded value was 0.8 GPI in 1976.
How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index?: East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 4th out of 40 groups with data for 2024.
Is literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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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Indicator: Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI)
Unit: GPI
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 136 places, 2,766 data points, 1974–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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.