Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Eastern Asia
MDG: Eastern Asia: 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
0.77 GPIA
in 1976
Years of data
49
1976–2024
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Eastern Asia, 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
MDG: Eastern Asia 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 MDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 1 GPIA in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.77 GPIA, in 1976.
That places MDG: Eastern Asia 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 MDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.77 GPIA | — |
| 1977 | 0.77 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.79 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.81 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.84 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 0.85 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.87 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.88 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.89 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.9 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.91 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.92 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.94 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.95 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.96 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.99 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 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 | 1 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 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 | 0.785 GPIA | 0.77 GPIA | 0.81 GPIA | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.894 GPIA | 0.84 GPIA | 0.94 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.966 GPIA | 0.95 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.997 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 MDG: Eastern Asia
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 53.41 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.2925 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 103.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6211 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 60.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 9,711 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.52 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Eastern Asia 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 MDG: Eastern Asia?
- 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 MDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.77 GPIA in 1976.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity?
- MDG: Eastern Asia 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 MDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Eastern Asia 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