Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9774 index in 2017. ▬ Flat
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Tajikistan, 1989–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Tajikistan is 0.9774 index, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Tajikistan peaked at 1 index in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.9774 index, in 2017.
That places Tajikistan 71st out of 96 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 1 index | — |
| 2000 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9924 index | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9889 index | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 1 index | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9774 index | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 index | 1 index | 1 index | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9953 index | 0.9889 index | 1 index | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9774 index | 0.9774 index | 0.9774 index | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tajikistan
- 70 India 0.9862 index compare
- 72 Iraq 0.9689 index compare
- 73 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.96 index compare
- 73 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.96 index compare
- 73 Zambia 0.96 index compare
More education data for Tajikistan
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 67,698 (2011)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 580 (2017)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 57,653 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 47,268 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.01 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0952 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Tajikistan?
- Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Tajikistan was 0.9774 index in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1 index in 1989.
- What is the lowest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9774 index in 2017.
- How does Tajikistan rank for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index?
- Tajikistan ranks 71st out of 96 countries with data for 2017.
- Is literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tajikistan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.