What is the highest literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index recorded in Upper middle income?

The highest recorded value was 1 GPI in 2004.

What is the lowest literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index recorded in Upper middle income?

The lowest recorded value was 0.84 GPI in 1974.

How does Upper middle income rank for literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index?

Upper middle income ranks 4th out of 40 groups with data for 2024.

Is literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index rising or falling in Upper middle income?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Upper middle 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.

Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Upper middle income

Name: Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Upper middle income
Creator: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Upper middle income: Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index was 1 GPI in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

1 GPI

Change on year

unchanged

Rank

4th

of 40 groups

All-time high

1 GPI

in 2004

All-time low

0.84 GPI

in 1974

Years of data

1974–2024

Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Upper middle income, 1974–2024

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 Upper middle income stood at 1 GPI. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Upper middle income peaked at 1 GPI in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.84 GPI, in 1974.

That places Upper middle income 4th out of 40 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Upper middle income, year by year

Annual values for Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI) in Upper middle income, 1974 to 2024.
Year	GPI	Change
1974	0.84 GPI	—
1975	0.84 GPI	+0.0%
1976	0.84 GPI	+0.0%
1977	0.85 GPI	+1.2%
1978	0.86 GPI	+1.2%
1979	0.87 GPI	+1.2%
1980	0.88 GPI	+1.1%
1981	0.89 GPI	+1.1%
1982	0.9 GPI	+1.1%
1983	0.91 GPI	+1.1%
1984	0.92 GPI	+1.1%
1985	0.93 GPI	+1.1%
1986	0.93 GPI	+0.0%
1987	0.94 GPI	+1.1%
1988	0.95 GPI	+1.1%
1989	0.96 GPI	+1.1%
1990	0.96 GPI	+0.0%
1991	0.96 GPI	+0.0%
1992	0.97 GPI	+1.0%
1993	0.97 GPI	+0.0%
1994	0.97 GPI	+0.0%
1995	0.97 GPI	+0.0%
1996	0.98 GPI	+1.0%
1997	0.99 GPI	+1.0%
1998	0.99 GPI	+0.0%
1999	0.99 GPI	+0.0%
2000	0.99 GPI	+0.0%
2001	0.99 GPI	+0.0%
2002	0.99 GPI	+0.0%
2003	0.99 GPI	+0.0%
2004	1 GPI	+1.0%
2005	1 GPI	+0.0%
2006	1 GPI	+0.0%
2007	1 GPI	+0.0%
2008	1 GPI	+0.0%
2009	1 GPI	+0.0%
2010	1 GPI	+0.0%
2011	1 GPI	+0.0%
2012	1 GPI	+0.0%
2013	1 GPI	+0.0%
2014	1 GPI	+0.0%
2015	1 GPI	+0.0%
2016	1 GPI	+0.0%
2017	1 GPI	+0.0%
2018	1 GPI	+0.0%
2019	1 GPI	+0.0%
2020	1 GPI	+0.0%
2021	1 GPI	+0.0%
2022	1 GPI	+0.0%
2023	1 GPI	+0.0%
2024	1 GPI	+0.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.85 GPI	0.84 GPI	0.87 GPI	6
1980s	0.921 GPI	0.88 GPI	0.96 GPI	10
1990s	0.975 GPI	0.96 GPI	0.99 GPI	10
2000s	0.996 GPI	0.99 GPI	1 GPI	10
2010s	1 GPI	1 GPI	1 GPI	10
2020s	1 GPI	1 GPI	1 GPI	5

Countries ranked near Upper middle income

1 Comoros 1.18 GPI compare
2 Lesotho 1.05 GPI compare
2 Rwanda 1.05 GPI compare
4 Montenegro 1.03 GPI compare
4 Namibia 1.03 GPI compare
6 Nicaragua 1.03 GPI compare
7 Bangladesh 1.02 GPI compare
7 Honduras 1.02 GPI compare
7 South Africa 1.02 GPI compare
7 Uganda 1.02 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 136 places →

More education data for Upper middle income

Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 233.28 million (2024)
Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 237.35 million (2024)
Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5256 % change on previous year (2024)
Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0774 units per person (2024)
Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
Population ages 0-14 19.6% (2025)
Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)

All data for Upper middle income →

Frequently asked questions

What is literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Upper middle income?: Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Upper middle income was 1 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 Upper middle income?: The highest recorded value was 1 GPI in 2004.
What is the lowest literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index recorded in Upper middle income?: The lowest recorded value was 0.84 GPI in 1974.
How does Upper middle income rank for literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index?: Upper middle income ranks 4th out of 40 groups with data for 2024.
Is literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index rising or falling in Upper middle income?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Upper middle 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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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: 03 September 2026

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.