Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries
UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries: 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 UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries, 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries stood at 1 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries peaked at 1 GPIA in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.81 GPIA, in 1976.
That places UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 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 UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries, 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 | 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 | 0.8225 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 | 0.997 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 84.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.37 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 42.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 83.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.97 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 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 UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- 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 UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.81 GPIA in 1976.
- How does UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity?
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 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 UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 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