Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index by country
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal basic literacy rates among young men and women aged 15–24. Values below 1 favor young men, and above 1 favor young women.
Countries reporting
96
Highest
1.18 index
Comoros
Lowest
0.5367 index
Afghanistan
Median
1 index
Years covered
50
1975–2024
Data points
1,081
What the numbers show
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index is currently reported for 96 countries. The highest value is 1.18 index in Comoros; the lowest is 0.5367 index in Afghanistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 1 index, and the mean is 0.9643 index.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 44 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Burkina Faso (up 60.6%), and the largest decrease in Congo, Democratic Republic of the (down 5.7%).
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Comoros | 1.18 index | 2022 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 2 | Rwanda | 1.05 index | 2022 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 2 | Lesotho | 1.05 index | 2024 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 4 | Namibia | 1.03 index | 2023 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 4 | Montenegro | 1.03 index | 2018 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 6 | Nicaragua | 1.03 index | 2014 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 7 | South Africa | 1.02 index | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 1.02 index | 2022 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 7 | Honduras | 1.02 index | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 7 | Uganda | 1.02 index | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 11 | Indonesia | 1.02 index | 2022 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 12 | Cambodia | 1.01 index | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 13 | El Salvador | 1.01 index | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 13 | Suriname | 1.01 index | 2018 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 13 | Dominican Republic | 1.01 index | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 13 | Colombia | 1.01 index | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 13 | Samoa | 1.01 index | 2019 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 18 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1.01 index | 2017 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 19 | Chile | 1 index | 2022 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 20 | Burundi | 1 index | 2020 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 21 | Mauritius | 1 index | 2023 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 22 | Myanmar | 1 index | 2020 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 23 | Nigeria | 1 index | 2024 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 23 | Uzbekistan | 1 index | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Macau, China | 1 index | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Republic of Moldova | 1 index | 2014 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 23 | Maldives | 1 index | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Mexico | 1 index | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Thailand | 1 index | 2022 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 23 | Azerbaijan | 1 index | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Eswatini | 1 index | 2022 | — | flat |
| 23 | Singapore | 1 index | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Armenia | 1 index | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | United Arab Emirates | 1 index | 2024 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 23 | Oman | 1 index | 2022 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 23 | Peru | 1 index | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 23 | Paraguay | 1 index | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 23 | Qatar | 1 index | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 23 | Albania | 1 index | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Saudi Arabia | 1 index | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 23 | Serbia | 1 index | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Cape Verde | 1 index | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 23 | Sri Lanka | 1 index | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 23 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1 index | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 23 | Spain | 1 index | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Brazil | 1 index | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 23 | Belarus | 1 index | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Georgia | 1 index | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Ecuador | 1 index | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Uruguay | 1 index | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 23 | China | 1 index | 2020 | unchanged | rising |
| 23 | Jordan | 1 index | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 23 | Bahrain | 1 index | 2024 | — | rising |
| 23 | Kuwait | 1 index | 2020 | unchanged | rising |
| 23 | Viet Nam | 1 index | 2022 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 23 | Tunisia | 1 index | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 23 | Tonga | 1 index | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 58 | Panama | 0.998 index | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 59 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.9976 index | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 60 | Philippines | 0.9961 index | 2022 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 61 | Egypt | 0.9928 index | 2022 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 62 | Palestine, State of | 0.9925 index | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 63 | Türkiye | 0.9924 index | 2022 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 64 | Guatemala | 0.99 index | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 64 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.99 index | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 64 | Malaysia | 0.99 index | 2022 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 64 | Malawi | 0.99 index | 2020 | — | rising |
| 64 | Mongolia | 0.99 index | 2024 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 64 | Timor-Leste | 0.99 index | 2022 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 70 | India | 0.9862 index | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 71 | Tajikistan | 0.9774 index | 2017 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 72 | Iraq | 0.9689 index | 2021 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 73 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.96 index | 2022 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 73 | Zambia | 0.96 index | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 73 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.96 index | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 76 | Senegal | 0.95 index | 2023 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 76 | Nepal | 0.95 index | 2019 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 78 | Togo | 0.94 index | 2022 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 79 | Burkina Faso | 0.93 index | 2022 | up 60.6% | rising |
| 80 | Ghana | 0.9218 index | 2022 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 81 | Morocco | 0.92 index | 2014 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 81 | Ethiopia | 0.92 index | 2022 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 83 | Benin | 0.91 index | 2022 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 84 | Sierra Leone | 0.87 index | 2019 | up 55.0% | rising |
| 84 | Gambia | 0.87 index | 2021 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 84 | Cameroon | 0.87 index | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 87 | Pakistan | 0.84 index | 2021 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 88 | Mozambique | 0.8348 index | 2022 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 89 | Liberia | 0.8332 index | 2019 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 90 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0.78 index | 2023 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 91 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.77 index | 2021 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 92 | Mali | 0.75 index | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 93 | Niger | 0.7 index | 2022 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 94 | Guinea | 0.62 index | 2018 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 95 | Chad | 0.59 index | 2019 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 96 | Afghanistan | 0.5367 index | 2022 | up 3.2% | rising |
About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal basic literacy rates among young men and women aged 15–24. Values below 1 favor young men, and above 1 favor young women.