Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in IDA blend
IDA blend: Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index was 0.89 GPI in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in IDA blend, 1981–2024
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 blend is 0.89 GPI, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in IDA blend peaked at 0.89 GPI in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.76 GPI, in 1981.
That places IDA blend 39th out of 40 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.76 GPI | — |
| 1982 | 0.76 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.77 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.77 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.78 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.78 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.79 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.8 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.81 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.82 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.83 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.81 GPI | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.78 GPI | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.79 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.8 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.81 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.82 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.83 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.84 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8 GPI | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 0.81 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.82 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.79 GPI | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.8 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.81 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.82 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.82 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.82 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.83 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.84 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.85 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.85 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.85 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.86 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.87 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.88 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.87 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.87 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.87 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.88 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.88 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.88 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.88 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.89 GPI | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.78 GPI | 0.76 GPI | 0.81 GPI | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.813 GPI | 0.78 GPI | 0.84 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.812 GPI | 0.79 GPI | 0.83 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.861 GPI | 0.84 GPI | 0.88 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.882 GPI | 0.88 GPI | 0.89 GPI | 5 |
More education data for IDA blend
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 86.20 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.26 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 51.87 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.9% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1273 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in IDA blend?
- Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in IDA blend was 0.89 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 blend?
- The highest recorded value was 0.89 GPI in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.76 GPI in 1981.
- How does IDA blend rank for literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index?
- IDA blend ranks 39th out of 40 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.