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

Latest (2024)
0.99 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
91st
of 204 groups
All-time high
0.99 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.76 GPIA
in 1981
Years of data
44
1981–2024

Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121), 1981–2024

00.20.40.60.811981200220241981: 0.76 GPIA1982: 0.76 GPIA1983: 0.77 GPIA1984: 0.78 GPIA1985: 0.79 GPIA1986: 0.79 GPIA1987: 0.8 GPIA1988: 0.81 GPIA1989: 0.82 GPIA1990: 0.83 GPIA1991: 0.83 GPIA1992: 0.83 GPIA1993: 0.85 GPIA1994: 0.85 GPIA1995: 0.86 GPIA1996: 0.87 GPIA1997: 0.89 GPIA1998: 0.88 GPIA1999: 0.88 GPIA2000: 0.89 GPIA2001: 0.89 GPIA2002: 0.85 GPIA2003: 0.86 GPIA2004: 0.86 GPIA2005: 0.86 GPIA2006: 0.87 GPIA2007: 0.88 GPIA2008: 0.88 GPIA2009: 0.89 GPIA2010: 0.9 GPIA2011: 0.91 GPIA2012: 0.92 GPIA2013: 0.93 GPIA2014: 0.93 GPIA2015: 0.94 GPIA2016: 0.94 GPIA2017: 0.95 GPIA2018: 0.96 GPIA2019: 0.96 GPIA2020: 0.97 GPIA2021: 0.97 GPIA2022: 0.98 GPIA2023: 0.98 GPIA2024: 0.99 GPIA

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

Annual values for Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121), 1981 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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)

  1. 88 Mozambique 0.8348 GPIA compare
  2. 89 Liberia 0.8332 GPIA compare
  3. 90 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.78 GPIA compare
  4. 91 Côte d'Ivoire 0.77 GPIA compare
  5. 92 Mali 0.75 GPIA compare
  6. 93 Niger 0.7 GPIA compare
  7. 94 Guinea 0.62 GPIA compare

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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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Indicator
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
300 places, 9,722 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release