Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in IDA only
IDA only: Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index was 0.95 GPI in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in IDA only, 1981–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
IDA only recorded 0.95 GPI for literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in IDA only peaked at 0.95 GPI in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.72 GPI, in 1981.
That places IDA only 30th out of 40 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 only, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.72 GPI | — |
| 1982 | 0.73 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.73 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.74 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.75 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.75 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.76 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.75 GPI | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.76 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.77 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.78 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.78 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.79 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.8 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.81 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.82 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.83 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.82 GPI | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.83 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.84 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.86 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.84 GPI | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.85 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.86 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.87 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.88 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.89 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.88 GPI | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9 GPI | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.91 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.91 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.92 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.92 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.93 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.94 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.94 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.94 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.95 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.95 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.95 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.95 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.95 GPI | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7433 GPI | 0.72 GPI | 0.76 GPI | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.803 GPI | 0.77 GPI | 0.83 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.869 GPI | 0.84 GPI | 0.9 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.919 GPI | 0.88 GPI | 0.94 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.95 GPI | 0.95 GPI | 0.95 GPI | 5 |
More education data for IDA only
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 182.50 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.00 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9749 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 37.5% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1438 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 87.10 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in IDA only?
- Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in IDA only was 0.95 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 only?
- The highest recorded value was 0.95 GPI in 2020.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.72 GPI in 1981.
- How does IDA only rank for literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index?
- IDA only ranks 30th out of 40 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA only 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.