Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in South Asia
South Asia: Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index was 0.99 GPI in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in South Asia, 1975–2024
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 South Asia is 0.99 GPI, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in South Asia peaked at 0.99 GPI in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.54 GPI, in 1975.
South Asia ranks 20th 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 South Asia, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.54 GPI | — |
| 1976 | 0.54 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.56 GPI | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 0.57 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.59 GPI | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 0.6 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.61 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.63 GPI | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 0.64 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.66 GPI | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 0.68 GPI | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.69 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.71 GPI | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.63 GPI | -11.3% |
| 1989 | 0.65 GPI | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 0.67 GPI | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 0.68 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.7 GPI | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.72 GPI | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.73 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.75 GPI | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.76 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.78 GPI | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.77 GPI | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.78 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.8 GPI | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.82 GPI | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.83 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.85 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.87 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.84 GPI | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.87 GPI | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.89 GPI | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.91 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.91 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.92 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.93 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.94 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.95 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.96 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.97 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.97 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.98 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.97 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.98 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.98 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.98 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.99 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.99 GPI | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.56 GPI | 0.54 GPI | 0.59 GPI | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.65 GPI | 0.6 GPI | 0.71 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.734 GPI | 0.67 GPI | 0.78 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.858 GPI | 0.8 GPI | 0.91 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.95 GPI | 0.91 GPI | 0.98 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.984 GPI | 0.98 GPI | 0.99 GPI | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
More education data for South Asia
- Population ages 0-14 24.6% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0959 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 152.88 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 68.1% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 160.82 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.84 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in South Asia?
- Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in South Asia was 0.99 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 Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.99 GPI in 2023.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.54 GPI in 1975.
- How does South Asia rank for literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index?
- South Asia ranks 20th out of 40 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia 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.