Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity was 0.9 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.9 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
190th
of 204 groups
All-time high
0.9 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.6 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
53
1971–2023
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) stood at 0.9 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 0.9 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6 GPIA, in 1971.
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 190th of 204 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.6 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.62 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 0.63 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.65 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 0.66 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.67 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.69 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 0.7 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.71 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.72 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.74 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.76 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.77 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.78 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.8 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.82 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.81 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.81 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.81 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.81 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.81 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.8 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.76 GPIA | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 0.76 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.77 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.79 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.82 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.83 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.81 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.82 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.81 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.82 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.82 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.85 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.86 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.81 GPIA | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 0.81 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.82 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.82 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.85 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.86 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.87 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.88 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.88 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.89 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.89 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9 GPIA | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6589 GPIA | 0.6 GPIA | 0.71 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.782 GPIA | 0.72 GPIA | 0.82 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.794 GPIA | 0.76 GPIA | 0.81 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.809 GPIA | 0.77 GPIA | 0.83 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.843 GPIA | 0.81 GPIA | 0.88 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.89 GPIA | 0.88 GPIA | 0.9 GPIA | 4 |
More education data for ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 229,324 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 0.9 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6 GPIA in 1971.
- How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 190th out of 204 groups with data for 2023.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release