Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index was 1 GPI in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
1 GPI
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
4th
of 40 groups
All-time high
1 GPI
in 2011
All-time low
0.97 GPI
in 1987
Years of data
38
1987–2024

Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1987–2024

00.20.40.60.811987200520241987: 0.97 GPI1988: 0.98 GPI1989: 0.97 GPI1990: 0.97 GPI1991: 0.97 GPI1992: 0.98 GPI1993: 0.98 GPI1994: 0.98 GPI1995: 0.98 GPI1996: 0.98 GPI1997: 0.98 GPI1998: 0.99 GPI1999: 0.99 GPI2000: 0.98 GPI2001: 0.98 GPI2002: 0.98 GPI2003: 0.98 GPI2004: 0.99 GPI2005: 0.99 GPI2006: 0.99 GPI2007: 0.99 GPI2008: 0.99 GPI2009: 0.99 GPI2010: 0.99 GPI2011: 1 GPI2012: 1 GPI2013: 1 GPI2014: 1 GPI2015: 1 GPI2016: 1 GPI2017: 1 GPI2018: 1 GPI2019: 1 GPI2020: 1 GPI2021: 1 GPI2022: 1 GPI2023: 1 GPI2024: 1 GPI

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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) stood at 1 GPI. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 1 GPI in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.97 GPI, in 1987.

That places Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 4th out of 40 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1987 to 2024.
Year GPI Change
1987 0.97 GPI
1988 0.98 GPI +1.0%
1989 0.97 GPI -1.0%
1990 0.97 GPI +0.0%
1991 0.97 GPI +0.0%
1992 0.98 GPI +1.0%
1993 0.98 GPI +0.0%
1994 0.98 GPI +0.0%
1995 0.98 GPI +0.0%
1996 0.98 GPI +0.0%
1997 0.98 GPI +0.0%
1998 0.99 GPI +1.0%
1999 0.99 GPI +0.0%
2000 0.98 GPI -1.0%
2001 0.98 GPI +0.0%
2002 0.98 GPI +0.0%
2003 0.98 GPI +0.0%
2004 0.99 GPI +1.0%
2005 0.99 GPI +0.0%
2006 0.99 GPI +0.0%
2007 0.99 GPI +0.0%
2008 0.99 GPI +0.0%
2009 0.99 GPI +0.0%
2010 0.99 GPI +0.0%
2011 1 GPI +1.0%
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.9733 GPI 0.97 GPI 0.98 GPI 3
1990s 0.98 GPI 0.97 GPI 0.99 GPI 10
2000s 0.986 GPI 0.98 GPI 0.99 GPI 10
2010s 0.999 GPI 0.99 GPI 1 GPI 10
2020s 1 GPI 1 GPI 1 GPI 5

Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

  1. 1 Comoros 1.18 GPI compare
  2. 2 Lesotho 1.05 GPI compare
  3. 2 Rwanda 1.05 GPI compare
  4. 4 Montenegro 1.03 GPI compare
  5. 4 Namibia 1.03 GPI compare
  6. 6 Nicaragua 1.03 GPI compare
  7. 7 Bangladesh 1.02 GPI compare
  8. 7 Honduras 1.02 GPI compare
  9. 7 South Africa 1.02 GPI compare
  10. 7 Uganda 1.02 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 136 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
The highest recorded value was 1 GPI in 2011.
What is the lowest literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.97 GPI in 1987.
How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 4th out of 40 groups with data for 2024.
Is literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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

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.