Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024: 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
0.92 GPIA
in 1974
Years of data
51
1974–2024
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 1 GPIA in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.92 GPIA, in 1974.
GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 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 GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.92 GPIA | — |
| 1975 | 0.92 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.92 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.93 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.93 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.94 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.95 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.96 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.97 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.98 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.99 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 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 | 0.9267 GPIA | 0.92 GPIA | 0.94 GPIA | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.957 GPIA | 0.94 GPIA | 0.97 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.986 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 GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
More education data for GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.74 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5371 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 27.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.97 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 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 GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- 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 GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.92 GPIA in 1974.
- How does GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity?
- GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 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 GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 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