Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity was 0.99 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121), 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) stood at 0.99 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) peaked at 0.99 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.76 GPIA, in 1981.
ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) ranks 91st of 204 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.76 GPIA | — |
| 1982 | 0.76 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.77 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.78 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.79 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.79 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.8 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.81 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.82 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.83 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.83 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.83 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.85 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.85 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.86 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.87 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.89 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.88 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.88 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.89 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.89 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.85 GPIA | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.86 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.86 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.86 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.87 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.88 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.88 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.89 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.91 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.92 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.93 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.93 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.94 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.95 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.96 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.97 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.98 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.99 GPIA | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7867 GPIA | 0.76 GPIA | 0.82 GPIA | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.857 GPIA | 0.83 GPIA | 0.89 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.873 GPIA | 0.85 GPIA | 0.89 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.934 GPIA | 0.9 GPIA | 0.96 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.978 GPIA | 0.97 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
- 88 Mozambique 0.8348 GPIA compare
- 89 Liberia 0.8332 GPIA compare
- 90 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.78 GPIA compare
- 91 Côte d'Ivoire 0.77 GPIA compare
- 92 Mali 0.75 GPIA compare
- 93 Niger 0.7 GPIA compare
- 94 Guinea 0.62 GPIA compare
More education data for ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.0646 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.75 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.47 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.51 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.7113 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) was 0.99 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity recorded in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.99 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity recorded in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.76 GPIA in 1981.
- How does ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity?
- ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) ranks 91st out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) 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