Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in UNESCO: Sids

UNESCO: Sids: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity was 1.01 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
1.01 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
9th
of 204 groups
All-time high
1.01 GPIA
in 1989
All-time low
0.98 GPIA
in 1997
Years of data
35
1989–2023

Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in UNESCO: Sids, 1989–2023

00.250.50.7511989200620231989: 1 GPIA1990: 1 GPIA1991: 1 GPIA1992: 1 GPIA1993: 1 GPIA1994: 1 GPIA1995: 0.99 GPIA1996: 0.99 GPIA1997: 0.98 GPIA1998: 0.98 GPIA1999: 0.98 GPIA2000: 0.98 GPIA2001: 0.99 GPIA2002: 0.99 GPIA2003: 1 GPIA2004: 1 GPIA2005: 1 GPIA2006: 1 GPIA2007: 1 GPIA2008: 1 GPIA2009: 1 GPIA2010: 1 GPIA2011: 1 GPIA2012: 1 GPIA2013: 1 GPIA2014: 1 GPIA2015: 1 GPIA2016: 1 GPIA2017: 1 GPIA2018: 1 GPIA2019: 1 GPIA2020: 1 GPIA2021: 1 GPIA2022: 1 GPIA2023: 1 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

In 2023, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in UNESCO: Sids stood at 1.01 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 35 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 UNESCO: Sids peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.98 GPIA, in 1997.

UNESCO: Sids ranks 9th of 204 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in UNESCO: Sids, year by year

Annual values for Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in UNESCO: Sids, 1989 to 2023.
Year GPIA Change
1989 1.01 GPIA
1990 1.01 GPIA +0.0%
1991 1.01 GPIA +0.0%
1992 1.01 GPIA +0.0%
1993 1 GPIA -1.0%
1994 1 GPIA +0.0%
1995 0.99 GPIA -1.0%
1996 0.99 GPIA +0.0%
1997 0.98 GPIA -1.0%
1998 0.98 GPIA +0.0%
1999 0.98 GPIA +0.0%
2000 0.98 GPIA +0.0%
2001 0.99 GPIA +1.0%
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 1.01 GPIA +1.0%
2010 1 GPIA -1.0%
2011 1.01 GPIA +1.0%
2012 1.01 GPIA +0.0%
2013 1.01 GPIA +0.0%
2014 1.01 GPIA +0.0%
2015 1.01 GPIA +0.0%
2016 1.01 GPIA +0.0%
2017 1.01 GPIA +0.0%
2018 1.01 GPIA +0.0%
2019 1.01 GPIA +0.0%
2020 1.01 GPIA +0.0%
2021 1.01 GPIA +0.0%
2022 1.01 GPIA +0.0%
2023 1.01 GPIA +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.01 GPIA 1.01 GPIA 1.01 GPIA 1
1990s 0.995 GPIA 0.98 GPIA 1.01 GPIA 10
2000s 0.997 GPIA 0.98 GPIA 1.01 GPIA 10
2010s 1.01 GPIA 1 GPIA 1.01 GPIA 10
2020s 1.01 GPIA 1.01 GPIA 1.01 GPIA 4

Countries ranked near UNESCO: Sids

  1. 6 Nicaragua 1.03 GPIA compare
  2. 7 Bangladesh 1.02 GPIA compare
  3. 7 Honduras 1.02 GPIA compare
  4. 7 Uganda 1.02 GPIA compare
  5. 7 South Africa 1.02 GPIA compare
  6. 11 Indonesia 1.02 GPIA compare
  7. 12 Cambodia 1.01 GPIA compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in UNESCO: Sids?
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in UNESCO: Sids was 1.01 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 1989.
What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
The lowest recorded value was 0.98 GPIA in 1997.
How does UNESCO: Sids rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity?
UNESCO: Sids ranks 9th out of 204 groups with data for 2023.
Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in UNESCO: Sids?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this UNESCO: Sids 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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Indicator
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
300 places, 9,722 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release