Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in India
India: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity was 0.9862 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in India, 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
India recorded 0.9862 GPIA for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in India peaked at 0.9862 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.61 GPIA, in 1981.
That places India 70th out of 96 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in India, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.61 GPIA | — |
| 1991 | 0.67 GPIA | +9.8% |
| 2001 | 0.8 GPIA | +19.4% |
| 2006 | 0.84 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8996 GPIA | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 0.91 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9215 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.93 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9627 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9681 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9808 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9745 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9862 GPIA | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.61 GPIA | 0.61 GPIA | 0.61 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.67 GPIA | 0.67 GPIA | 0.67 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.82 GPIA | 0.8 GPIA | 0.84 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.932 GPIA | 0.8996 GPIA | 0.9681 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.9803 GPIA | 0.9745 GPIA | 0.9862 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 71 Tajikistan 0.9774 GPIA compare
- 72 Iraq 0.9689 GPIA compare
- 73 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.96 GPIA compare
- 73 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.96 GPIA compare
- 73 Zambia 0.96 GPIA compare
More education data for India
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.31 million (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 3.10 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 19.37 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.52 million (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 133.16 million (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 126.12 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -8.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0862 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in India?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in India was 0.9862 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9862 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.61 GPIA in 1981.
- How does India rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity?
- India ranks 70th out of 96 countries with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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