Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity was 0.92 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), 1986–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) stood at 0.92 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) peaked at 0.92 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.82 GPIA, in 1986.
That places ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 177th out of 204 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 0.82 GPIA | — |
| 1987 | 0.82 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.83 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.83 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.83 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.83 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.83 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.84 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.84 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.84 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.85 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.86 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.87 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.88 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.88 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.89 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.89 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.91 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.91 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.91 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.91 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.91 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.92 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.92 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.92 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.825 GPIA | 0.82 GPIA | 0.83 GPIA | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.847 GPIA | 0.83 GPIA | 0.88 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.897 GPIA | 0.88 GPIA | 0.91 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.904 GPIA | 0.9 GPIA | 0.91 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.92 GPIA | 0.92 GPIA | 0.92 GPIA | 3 |
More education data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.81 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.35 % change on previous year (2022)
All data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) was 0.92 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.92 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.82 GPIA in 1986.
- How does ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity?
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 177th out of 204 groups with data for 2022.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 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