Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Pakistan
Pakistan: Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index was 0.84 GPI in 2021. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Pakistan, 1981–2021
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 0.84 GPI for literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in 2021. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Pakistan peaked at 0.84 GPI in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.54 GPI, in 1981.
That places Pakistan 87th out of 96 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.54 GPI | — |
| 1998 | 0.64 GPI | +18.5% |
| 2005 | 0.69 GPI | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 0.74 GPI | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 0.75 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.77 GPI | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.78 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.78 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.81 GPI | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.8 GPI | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.82 GPI | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.83 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.81 GPI | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.82 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.84 GPI | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.54 GPI | 0.54 GPI | 0.54 GPI | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.64 GPI | 0.64 GPI | 0.64 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.746 GPI | 0.69 GPI | 0.78 GPI | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.8087 GPI | 0.78 GPI | 0.83 GPI | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.84 GPI | 0.84 GPI | 0.84 GPI | 1 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 84 Cameroon 0.87 GPI compare
- 84 Gambia 0.87 GPI compare
- 84 Sierra Leone 0.87 GPI compare
- 88 Mozambique 0.8348 GPI compare
- 89 Liberia 0.8332 GPI compare
- 90 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.78 GPI compare
More education data for Pakistan
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.04 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 440,233 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.90 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 19.70 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 25.38 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.101 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Pakistan?
- Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Pakistan was 0.84 GPI in 2021, 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.84 GPI in 2021.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.54 GPI in 1981.
- How does Pakistan rank for literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index?
- Pakistan ranks 87th out of 96 countries with data for 2021.
- Is literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.