Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Low income
Low income: Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index was 0.93 GPI in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Low income, 1988–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Low income recorded 0.93 GPI for literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Low income peaked at 0.93 GPI in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.73 GPI, in 1988.
That places Low income 36th out of 40 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Low income, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0.73 GPI | — |
| 1989 | 0.73 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.74 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.74 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.74 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.74 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.75 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.75 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.76 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.77 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.78 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.78 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8 GPI | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.81 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.76 GPI | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 0.78 GPI | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.78 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.79 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.76 GPI | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.78 GPI | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.79 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.81 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.84 GPI | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.84 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.86 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.86 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.87 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.88 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9 GPI | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.89 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.91 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.91 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.92 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.92 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.93 GPI | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.73 GPI | 0.73 GPI | 0.73 GPI | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.755 GPI | 0.74 GPI | 0.78 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.785 GPI | 0.76 GPI | 0.81 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.865 GPI | 0.81 GPI | 0.9 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.918 GPI | 0.91 GPI | 0.93 GPI | 5 |
More education data for Low income
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1505 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 43.24 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.8% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 112.44 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Low income?
- Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Low income was 0.93 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 income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.93 GPI in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.73 GPI in 1988.
- How does Low income rank for literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index?
- Low income ranks 36th out of 40 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low 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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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.