Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in IDA total
IDA total: 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 IDA total, 1981–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
IDA total recorded 0.94 GPI for literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in IDA total peaked at 0.94 GPI in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.73 GPI, in 1981.
That places IDA total 31st 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 total, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.73 GPI | — |
| 1982 | 0.74 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.75 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.75 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.76 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.77 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.77 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.77 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.78 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.79 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.8 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.79 GPI | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.79 GPI | +0.0% |
| 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 | 0.83 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.84 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.83 GPI | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.84 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.83 GPI | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.83 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.84 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.84 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.86 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.87 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.87 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.87 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.87 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.89 GPI | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.89 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.89 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.91 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.92 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.92 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.92 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.92 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.92 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.93 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.93 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.93 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.94 GPI | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7578 GPI | 0.73 GPI | 0.78 GPI | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.81 GPI | 0.79 GPI | 0.84 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.848 GPI | 0.83 GPI | 0.87 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.903 GPI | 0.87 GPI | 0.92 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.93 GPI | 0.92 GPI | 0.94 GPI | 5 |
More education data for IDA total
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 263.89 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7.15 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1356 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 135.69 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 total?
- Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in IDA total 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 IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 0.94 GPI in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.73 GPI in 1981.
- How does IDA total rank for literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index?
- IDA total ranks 31st out of 40 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA 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.