Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in South Africa
South Africa: Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index was 1.02 GPI in 2024. ▬ Flat
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in South Africa, 1980–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in South Africa stood at 1.02 GPI. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in South Africa peaked at 1.02 GPI in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1 GPI, in 1980.
That places South Africa 7th out of 96 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in South Africa, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1 GPI | — |
| 1996 | 1.01 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.02 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.02 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 1.02 GPI | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 GPI | 1 GPI | 1 GPI | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.01 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPI | 1 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.02 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 2 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More education data for South Africa
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 181,739 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 339,638 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 410,708 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 407,696 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.50 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 7.52 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.44 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.119 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in South Africa?
- Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in South Africa was 1.02 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 South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPI in 2016.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 GPI in 1980.
- How does South Africa rank for literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index?
- South Africa ranks 7th out of 96 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South Africa 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.