Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: South Asia
UNICEF: South Asia: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity was 0.97 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.97 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
121st
of 204 groups
All-time high
0.97 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.53 GPIA
in 1976
Years of data
50
1975–2024
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: South Asia, 1975–2024
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: South Asia is 0.97 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: South Asia peaked at 0.97 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.53 GPIA, in 1976.
That places UNICEF: South Asia 121st out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: South Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.54 GPIA | — |
| 1976 | 0.53 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.55 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 0.56 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.58 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 0.59 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.61 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 0.62 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.64 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.65 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.67 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.69 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.7 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.63 GPIA | -10.0% |
| 1989 | 0.65 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 0.67 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 0.68 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.69 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.7 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.71 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.73 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.74 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.76 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.75 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.77 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.79 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.8 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.82 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.82 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.84 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.82 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.85 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.86 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.88 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.89 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.89 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.91 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.92 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.93 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.94 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.95 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.96 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.97 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.552 GPIA | 0.53 GPIA | 0.58 GPIA | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.645 GPIA | 0.59 GPIA | 0.7 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.72 GPIA | 0.67 GPIA | 0.77 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.837 GPIA | 0.79 GPIA | 0.89 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.929 GPIA | 0.89 GPIA | 0.95 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.962 GPIA | 0.95 GPIA | 0.97 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: South Asia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.6662 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.43 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 84.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1267 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 53.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 26.43 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: South Asia?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: South Asia was 0.97 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: South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.97 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity recorded in UNICEF: South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.53 GPIA in 1976.
- How does UNICEF: South Asia rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity?
- UNICEF: South Asia ranks 121st out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in UNICEF: South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: South 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