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

The highest recorded value was 1 GPI in 2004.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.82 GPI in 1976.

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

East Asia & Pacific 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?

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

Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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

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

East Asia & Pacific: 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 2004

All-time low

0.82 GPI

in 1976

Years of data

1976–2024

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

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

Analysis

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

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 1 GPI in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.82 GPI, in 1976.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 4th of 40 groups on this measure, 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, year by year

Annual values for Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI) in East Asia & Pacific, 1976 to 2024.
Year	GPI	Change
1976	0.82 GPI	—
1977	0.83 GPI	+1.2%
1978	0.84 GPI	+1.2%
1979	0.86 GPI	+2.4%
1980	0.87 GPI	+1.2%
1981	0.88 GPI	+1.1%
1982	0.9 GPI	+2.3%
1983	0.91 GPI	+1.1%
1984	0.91 GPI	+0.0%
1985	0.92 GPI	+1.1%
1986	0.93 GPI	+1.1%
1987	0.93 GPI	+0.0%
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	0.97 GPI	+1.0%
1995	0.97 GPI	+0.0%
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	0.99 GPI	+0.0%
2004	1 GPI	+1.0%
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	0.8375 GPI	0.82 GPI	0.86 GPI	4
1980s	0.915 GPI	0.87 GPI	0.95 GPI	10
1990s	0.971 GPI	0.95 GPI	0.99 GPI	10
2000s	0.996 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

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

Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 174.05 million (2024)
Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 191.34 million (2024)
Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4731 % change on previous year (2024)
Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0801 units per person (2024)
Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.94 million (2024)
Population ages 0-14 17.6% (2025)
Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)

All data for East Asia & Pacific →

Frequently asked questions

What is literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific?: Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific 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?: The highest recorded value was 1 GPI in 2004.
What is the lowest literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index recorded in East Asia & Pacific?: The lowest recorded value was 0.82 GPI in 1976.
How does East Asia & Pacific rank for literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index?: East Asia & Pacific 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?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.