Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index was 0.97 GPI in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.97 GPI
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
25th
of 40 groups
All-time high
0.97 GPI
in 2017
All-time low
0.77 GPI
in 1975
Years of data
50
1975–2024
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in IDA & IBRD total, 1975–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in IDA & IBRD total is 0.97 GPI, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 0.97 GPI in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.77 GPI, in 1975.
IDA & IBRD total ranks 25th of 40 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.77 GPI | — |
| 1976 | 0.77 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.78 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.79 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.8 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.81 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.82 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.83 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.84 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.85 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.86 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.87 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.88 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.87 GPI | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.88 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.88 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.89 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.89 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.89 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.89 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.9 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.9 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.92 GPI | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.91 GPI | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.92 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.92 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.92 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.92 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.92 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.93 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.93 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.93 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.94 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.94 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.94 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.94 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.95 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.95 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.95 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.96 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.96 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.96 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.97 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.97 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.97 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.97 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.97 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.97 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.97 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.97 GPI | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.782 GPI | 0.77 GPI | 0.8 GPI | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.851 GPI | 0.81 GPI | 0.88 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.899 GPI | 0.88 GPI | 0.92 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.929 GPI | 0.92 GPI | 0.94 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.958 GPI | 0.94 GPI | 0.97 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.97 GPI | 0.97 GPI | 0.97 GPI | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
- 22 Mauritius 1 GPI compare
- 23 Myanmar 1 GPI compare
- 24 Albania 1 GPI compare
- 24 Armenia 1 GPI compare
- 24 Azerbaijan 1 GPI compare
- 24 Bahrain 1 GPI compare
- 24 Belarus 1 GPI compare
- 24 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1 GPI compare
- 24 Brazil 1 GPI compare
- 24 Cape Verde 1 GPI compare
- 24 China 1 GPI compare
- 24 Ecuador 1 GPI compare
- 24 Eswatini 1 GPI compare
- 24 Georgia 1 GPI compare
- 24 Jordan 1 GPI compare
- 24 Kuwait 1 GPI compare
- 24 Macau, China 1 GPI compare
- 24 Maldives 1 GPI compare
- 24 Mexico 1 GPI compare
- 24 Republic of Moldova 1 GPI compare
- 24 Nigeria 1 GPI compare
- 24 Oman 1 GPI compare
- 24 Paraguay 1 GPI compare
- 24 Peru 1 GPI compare
- 24 Saudi Arabia 1 GPI compare
- 24 Serbia 1 GPI compare
- 24 Singapore 1 GPI compare
- 24 Spain 1 GPI compare
- 24 Sri Lanka 1 GPI compare
- 24 Thailand 1 GPI compare
- 24 Tonga 1 GPI compare
- 24 Tunisia 1 GPI compare
- 24 United Arab Emirates 1 GPI compare
- 24 Uruguay 1 GPI compare
- 24 Uzbekistan 1 GPI compare
- 24 Viet Nam 1 GPI compare
More education data for IDA & IBRD total
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 561.46 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 26.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 28.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 707.69 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1022 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in IDA & IBRD total?
- Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in IDA & IBRD total was 0.97 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 0.97 GPI in 2017.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.77 GPI in 1975.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 25th out of 40 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.