Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity was 1 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) recorded 1 GPIA for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 49 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: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) peaked at 1 GPIA in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.81 GPIA, in 1976.
That places ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 17th out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.81 GPIA | — |
| 1977 | 0.81 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.83 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.84 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.86 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.88 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.89 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.9 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.91 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.92 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.92 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.93 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.95 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.96 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.97 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.99 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 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 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 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 | 0.8225 GPIA | 0.81 GPIA | 0.84 GPIA | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.911 GPIA | 0.86 GPIA | 0.95 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.971 GPIA | 0.95 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.995 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: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 46.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 91.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 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: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2005.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.81 GPIA in 1976.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity?
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 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: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 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