Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)

ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity was 1.05 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
1.05 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
4th
of 204 groups
All-time high
1.06 GPIA
in 2018
All-time low
0.93 GPIA
in 1994
Years of data
28
1994–2021

Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), 1994–2021

00.250.50.7511994200720211994: 0.93 GPIA1995: 0.93 GPIA1996: 0.94 GPIA1997: 0.94 GPIA1998: 0.95 GPIA1999: 0.96 GPIA2000: 0.96 GPIA2001: 0.97 GPIA2002: 0.98 GPIA2003: 0.99 GPIA2004: 0.99 GPIA2005: 1 GPIA2006: 1 GPIA2007: 1 GPIA2008: 1 GPIA2009: 1 GPIA2010: 1.1 GPIA2011: 1.1 GPIA2012: 1.1 GPIA2013: 1.1 GPIA2014: 1.1 GPIA2015: 1.1 GPIA2016: 1.1 GPIA2017: 1.1 GPIA2018: 1.1 GPIA2019: 1.1 GPIA2020: 1.1 GPIA2021: 1.1 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

In 2021, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) stood at 1.05 GPIA.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) peaked at 1.06 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.93 GPIA, in 1994.

ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ranks 4th of 204 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), year by year

Annual values for Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), 1994 to 2021.
Year GPIA Change
1994 0.93 GPIA
1995 0.93 GPIA +0.0%
1996 0.94 GPIA +1.1%
1997 0.94 GPIA +0.0%
1998 0.95 GPIA +1.1%
1999 0.96 GPIA +1.1%
2000 0.96 GPIA +0.0%
2001 0.97 GPIA +1.0%
2002 0.98 GPIA +1.0%
2003 0.99 GPIA +1.0%
2004 0.99 GPIA +0.0%
2005 1 GPIA +1.0%
2006 1.01 GPIA +1.0%
2007 1.02 GPIA +1.0%
2008 1.03 GPIA +1.0%
2009 1.04 GPIA +1.0%
2010 1.05 GPIA +1.0%
2011 1.05 GPIA +0.0%
2012 1.05 GPIA +0.0%
2013 1.05 GPIA +0.0%
2014 1.05 GPIA +0.0%
2015 1.05 GPIA +0.0%
2016 1.05 GPIA +0.0%
2017 1.05 GPIA +0.0%
2018 1.06 GPIA +1.0%
2019 1.05 GPIA -0.9%
2020 1.05 GPIA +0.0%
2021 1.05 GPIA +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9417 GPIA 0.93 GPIA 0.96 GPIA 6
2000s 0.999 GPIA 0.96 GPIA 1.04 GPIA 10
2010s 1.05 GPIA 1.05 GPIA 1.06 GPIA 10
2020s 1.05 GPIA 1.05 GPIA 1.05 GPIA 2

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)

  1. 1 Comoros 1.18 GPIA compare
  2. 2 Lesotho 1.05 GPIA compare
  3. 2 Rwanda 1.05 GPIA compare
  4. 4 Montenegro 1.03 GPIA compare
  5. 4 Namibia 1.03 GPIA compare
  6. 6 Nicaragua 1.03 GPIA compare
  7. 7 Bangladesh 1.02 GPIA compare
  8. 7 Honduras 1.02 GPIA compare
  9. 7 Uganda 1.02 GPIA compare
  10. 7 South Africa 1.02 GPIA compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) was 1.05 GPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity recorded in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPIA in 2018.
What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity recorded in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.93 GPIA in 1994.
How does ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity?
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ranks 4th out of 204 groups with data for 2021.
Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) 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