Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Pre-demographic dividend

Pre-demographic dividend: Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index was 0.92 GPI in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.92 GPI
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
37th
of 40 groups
All-time high
0.92 GPI
in 2024
All-time low
0.74 GPI
in 1986
Years of data
39
1986–2024

Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Pre-demographic dividend, 1986–2024

00.20.40.60.811986200520241986: 0.74 GPI1987: 0.75 GPI1988: 0.76 GPI1989: 0.77 GPI1990: 0.78 GPI1991: 0.78 GPI1992: 0.79 GPI1993: 0.79 GPI1994: 0.8 GPI1995: 0.81 GPI1996: 0.81 GPI1997: 0.82 GPI1998: 0.82 GPI1999: 0.82 GPI2000: 0.79 GPI2001: 0.8 GPI2002: 0.81 GPI2003: 0.82 GPI2004: 0.82 GPI2005: 0.82 GPI2006: 0.81 GPI2007: 0.81 GPI2008: 0.81 GPI2009: 0.81 GPI2010: 0.82 GPI2011: 0.84 GPI2012: 0.85 GPI2013: 0.85 GPI2014: 0.86 GPI2015: 0.87 GPI2016: 0.88 GPI2017: 0.89 GPI2018: 0.89 GPI2019: 0.9 GPI2020: 0.9 GPI2021: 0.91 GPI2022: 0.91 GPI2023: 0.91 GPI2024: 0.92 GPI

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 Pre-demographic dividend is 0.92 GPI, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.

The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 0.92 GPI in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.74 GPI, in 1986.

That places Pre-demographic dividend 37th out of 40 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.

Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI) in Pre-demographic dividend, 1986 to 2024.
Year GPI Change
1986 0.74 GPI
1987 0.75 GPI +1.4%
1988 0.76 GPI +1.3%
1989 0.77 GPI +1.3%
1990 0.78 GPI +1.3%
1991 0.78 GPI +0.0%
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 0.81 GPI +0.0%
1997 0.82 GPI +1.2%
1998 0.82 GPI +0.0%
1999 0.82 GPI +0.0%
2000 0.79 GPI -3.7%
2001 0.8 GPI +1.3%
2002 0.81 GPI +1.3%
2003 0.82 GPI +1.2%
2004 0.82 GPI +0.0%
2005 0.82 GPI +0.0%
2006 0.81 GPI -1.2%
2007 0.81 GPI +0.0%
2008 0.81 GPI +0.0%
2009 0.81 GPI +0.0%
2010 0.82 GPI +1.2%
2011 0.84 GPI +2.4%
2012 0.85 GPI +1.2%
2013 0.85 GPI +0.0%
2014 0.86 GPI +1.2%
2015 0.87 GPI +1.2%
2016 0.88 GPI +1.1%
2017 0.89 GPI +1.1%
2018 0.89 GPI +0.0%
2019 0.9 GPI +1.1%
2020 0.9 GPI +0.0%
2021 0.91 GPI +1.1%
2022 0.91 GPI +0.0%
2023 0.91 GPI +0.0%
2024 0.92 GPI +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.755 GPI 0.74 GPI 0.77 GPI 4
1990s 0.802 GPI 0.78 GPI 0.82 GPI 10
2000s 0.81 GPI 0.79 GPI 0.82 GPI 10
2010s 0.865 GPI 0.82 GPI 0.9 GPI 10
2020s 0.91 GPI 0.9 GPI 0.92 GPI 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Pre-demographic dividend?
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Pre-demographic dividend was 0.92 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 0.92 GPI in 2024.
What is the lowest literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 0.74 GPI in 1986.
How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index?
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 37th out of 40 groups with data for 2024.
Is literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pre-demographic dividend 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.