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Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)

ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity was 0.91 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.91 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
184th
of 204 groups
All-time high
0.94 GPIA
in 2017
All-time low
0.87 GPIA
in 1988
Years of data
39
1986–2024

Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), 1986–2024

00.20.40.60.811986200520241986: 0.88 GPIA1987: 0.88 GPIA1988: 0.87 GPIA1989: 0.87 GPIA1990: 0.87 GPIA1991: 0.87 GPIA1992: 0.87 GPIA1993: 0.87 GPIA1994: 0.87 GPIA1995: 0.87 GPIA1996: 0.87 GPIA1997: 0.87 GPIA1998: 0.88 GPIA1999: 0.88 GPIA2000: 0.88 GPIA2001: 0.89 GPIA2002: 0.9 GPIA2003: 0.9 GPIA2004: 0.9 GPIA2005: 0.9 GPIA2006: 0.9 GPIA2007: 0.91 GPIA2008: 0.9 GPIA2009: 0.91 GPIA2010: 0.91 GPIA2011: 0.91 GPIA2012: 0.91 GPIA2013: 0.92 GPIA2014: 0.92 GPIA2015: 0.93 GPIA2016: 0.93 GPIA2017: 0.94 GPIA2018: 0.9 GPIA2019: 0.9 GPIA2020: 0.9 GPIA2021: 0.9 GPIA2022: 0.91 GPIA2023: 0.91 GPIA2024: 0.91 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

In 2024, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) stood at 0.91 GPIA.

The figure is down 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) peaked at 0.94 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.87 GPIA, in 1988.

ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 184th of 204 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.

Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), year by year

Year GPIA Change
1986 0.88 GPIA —
1987 0.88 GPIA +0.0%
1988 0.87 GPIA -1.1%
1989 0.87 GPIA +0.0%
1990 0.87 GPIA +0.0%
1991 0.87 GPIA +0.0%
1992 0.87 GPIA +0.0%
1993 0.87 GPIA +0.0%
1994 0.87 GPIA +0.0%
1995 0.87 GPIA +0.0%
1996 0.87 GPIA +0.0%
1997 0.87 GPIA +0.0%
1998 0.88 GPIA +1.1%
1999 0.88 GPIA +0.0%
2000 0.88 GPIA +0.0%
2001 0.89 GPIA +1.1%
2002 0.9 GPIA +1.1%
2003 0.9 GPIA +0.0%
2004 0.9 GPIA +0.0%
2005 0.9 GPIA +0.0%
2006 0.9 GPIA +0.0%
2007 0.91 GPIA +1.1%
2008 0.9 GPIA -1.1%
2009 0.91 GPIA +1.1%
2010 0.91 GPIA +0.0%
2011 0.91 GPIA +0.0%
2012 0.91 GPIA +0.0%
2013 0.92 GPIA +1.1%
2014 0.92 GPIA +0.0%
2015 0.93 GPIA +1.1%
2016 0.93 GPIA +0.0%
2017 0.94 GPIA +1.1%
2018 0.9 GPIA -4.3%
2019 0.9 GPIA +0.0%
2020 0.9 GPIA +0.0%
2021 0.9 GPIA +0.0%
2022 0.91 GPIA +1.1%
2023 0.91 GPIA +0.0%
2024 0.91 GPIA +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.875 GPIA 0.87 GPIA 0.88 GPIA 4
1990s 0.872 GPIA 0.87 GPIA 0.88 GPIA 10
2000s 0.899 GPIA 0.88 GPIA 0.91 GPIA 10
2010s 0.917 GPIA 0.9 GPIA 0.94 GPIA 10
2020s 0.906 GPIA 0.9 GPIA 0.91 GPIA 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) was 0.91 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 ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
The highest recorded value was 0.94 GPIA in 2017.
What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.87 GPIA in 1988.
How does ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity?
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 184th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 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