Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: 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 2022
All-time low
0.82 GPIA
in 1985
Years of data
40
1985–2024
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, 1985–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa is 1 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
The figure is up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa peaked at 1 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.82 GPIA, in 1985.
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 17th of 204 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.82 GPIA | — |
| 1986 | 0.83 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.84 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.85 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.85 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.86 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.87 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.87 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.88 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.89 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.9 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.91 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.92 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.92 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.92 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.92 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.93 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.88 GPIA | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 0.89 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.89 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.89 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.89 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.91 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.91 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.92 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.92 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.93 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.94 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.95 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.96 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.97 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.98 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.99 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.838 GPIA | 0.82 GPIA | 0.85 GPIA | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.894 GPIA | 0.86 GPIA | 0.92 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.903 GPIA | 0.88 GPIA | 0.93 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.957 GPIA | 0.92 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.996 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49.26 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.77 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.30 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 50.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 8.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa 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: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.82 GPIA in 1985.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity?
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa 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: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa 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