Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index was 0.94 GPI in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1986–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) recorded 0.94 GPI for literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 0.94 GPI in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.75 GPI, in 1986.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 31st of 40 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 0.75 GPI | — |
| 1987 | 0.75 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.76 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.76 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.77 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.77 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.78 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.78 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.79 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.79 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.81 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.81 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.81 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.82 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.83 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.8 GPI | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.81 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.81 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.82 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8 GPI | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.81 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.82 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.82 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.84 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.86 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.87 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.88 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.89 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.91 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.92 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.92 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.92 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.93 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.93 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.94 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.94 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.94 GPI | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.755 GPI | 0.75 GPI | 0.76 GPI | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.791 GPI | 0.77 GPI | 0.81 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.814 GPI | 0.8 GPI | 0.83 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.891 GPI | 0.84 GPI | 0.92 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.936 GPI | 0.93 GPI | 0.94 GPI | 5 |
More education data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.67 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.15 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 148.37 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1578 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 41.2% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 0.94 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.94 GPI in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.75 GPI in 1986.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 31st out of 40 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.