Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)
ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity was 1 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
17th
of 204 groups
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2003
All-time low
0.93 GPIA
in 1974
Years of data
51
1974–2024
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419), 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) recorded 1 GPIA for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) peaked at 1 GPIA in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.93 GPIA, in 1974.
ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) ranks 17th of 204 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.93 GPIA | — |
| 1975 | 0.93 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.93 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.94 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.95 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.96 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.97 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.98 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.99 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.99 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 1 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9367 GPIA | 0.93 GPIA | 0.95 GPIA | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.964 GPIA | 0.95 GPIA | 0.98 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.987 GPIA | 0.98 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.996 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)
More education data for ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0787 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 10.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) was 1 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: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2003.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity recorded in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.93 GPIA in 1974.
- How does ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity?
- ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) ranks 17th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) 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