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Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Low & middle income

Low & middle income: 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 Low & middle income, 1975–2024

00.20.40.60.81197519992024

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 Low & middle income is 0.97 GPI, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Low & middle income peaked at 0.97 GPI in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.77 GPI, in 1975.

Low & middle income 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 Low & middle income, year by year

Year GPI Change
1975 0.77 GPI —
1976 0.77 GPI +0.0%
1977 0.77 GPI +0.0%
1978 0.79 GPI +2.6%
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 0.87 GPI +0.0%
1990 0.88 GPI +1.1%
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 0.91 GPI +1.1%
1998 0.91 GPI +0.0%
1999 0.91 GPI +0.0%
2000 0.92 GPI +1.1%
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 0.92 GPI -1.1%
2006 0.93 GPI +1.1%
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.78 GPI 0.77 GPI 0.8 GPI 5
1980s 0.85 GPI 0.81 GPI 0.88 GPI 10
1990s 0.897 GPI 0.88 GPI 0.91 GPI 10
2000s 0.928 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 Low & middle income

  1. 22 Mauritius 1 GPI compare
  2. 23 Myanmar 1 GPI compare
  3. 24 Albania 1 GPI compare
  4. 24 Armenia 1 GPI compare
  5. 24 Azerbaijan 1 GPI compare
  6. 24 Bahrain 1 GPI compare
  7. 24 Belarus 1 GPI compare
  8. 24 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1 GPI compare
  9. 24 Brazil 1 GPI compare
  10. 24 Cape Verde 1 GPI compare
  11. 24 China 1 GPI compare
  12. 24 Ecuador 1 GPI compare
  13. 24 Eswatini 1 GPI compare
  14. 24 Georgia 1 GPI compare
  15. 24 Jordan 1 GPI compare
  16. 24 Kuwait 1 GPI compare
  17. 24 Macau, China 1 GPI compare
  18. 24 Maldives 1 GPI compare
  19. 24 Mexico 1 GPI compare
  20. 24 Republic of Moldova 1 GPI compare
  21. 24 Nigeria 1 GPI compare
  22. 24 Oman 1 GPI compare
  23. 24 Paraguay 1 GPI compare
  24. 24 Peru 1 GPI compare
  25. 24 Saudi Arabia 1 GPI compare
  26. 24 Serbia 1 GPI compare
  27. 24 Singapore 1 GPI compare
  28. 24 Spain 1 GPI compare
  29. 24 Sri Lanka 1 GPI compare
  30. 24 Thailand 1 GPI compare
  31. 24 Tonga 1 GPI compare
  32. 24 Tunisia 1 GPI compare
  33. 24 United Arab Emirates 1 GPI compare
  34. 24 Uruguay 1 GPI compare
  35. 24 Uzbekistan 1 GPI compare
  36. 24 Viet Nam 1 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 136 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Low & middle income?
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Low & middle income 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 Low & middle income?
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 Low & middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 0.77 GPI in 1975.
How does Low & middle income rank for literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index?
Low & middle income ranks 25th out of 40 groups with data for 2024.
Is literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index rising or falling in Low & middle income?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low & middle income 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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Indicator
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
136 places, 2,766 data points, 1974–2024
Last refreshed

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.