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

The highest recorded value was 1 GPI in 2009.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.97 GPI in 1983.

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

Europe & Central Asia (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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?

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

Where does this Europe & Central Asia (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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

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

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): 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 2009

All-time low

0.97 GPI

in 1983

Years of data

1983–2024

Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1983–2024

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

Analysis

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 1 GPI for literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 42 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 1 GPI in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.97 GPI, in 1983.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 4th of 40 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI) in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1983 to 2024.
Year	GPI	Change
1983	0.97 GPI	—
1984	0.98 GPI	+1.0%
1985	0.98 GPI	+0.0%
1986	0.98 GPI	+0.0%
1987	0.99 GPI	+1.0%
1988	0.99 GPI	+0.0%
1989	0.98 GPI	-1.0%
1990	0.99 GPI	+1.0%
1991	0.99 GPI	+0.0%
1992	0.99 GPI	+0.0%
1993	0.99 GPI	+0.0%
1994	0.99 GPI	+0.0%
1995	0.99 GPI	+0.0%
1996	0.99 GPI	+0.0%
1997	0.99 GPI	+0.0%
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	0.99 GPI	+0.0%
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	1 GPI	+1.0%
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
1980s	0.9814 GPI	0.97 GPI	0.99 GPI	7
1990s	0.99 GPI	0.99 GPI	0.99 GPI	10
2000s	0.991 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 Europe & Central Asia (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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 44.41 million (2024)
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.45 million (2024)
Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 0-14 19.8% (2025)
Population ages 15-64 65.4% (2025)
Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.105 % change on previous year (2024)
Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0567 units per person (2024)
Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 26.07 million (2024)

All data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) →

Frequently asked questions

What is literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Europe & Central Asia (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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?: The highest recorded value was 1 GPI in 2009.
What is the lowest literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?: The lowest recorded value was 0.97 GPI in 1983.
How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index?: Europe & Central Asia (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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Europe & Central Asia (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.