Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income): 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
0.81 GPIA
in 1976
Years of data
49
1976–2024
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 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 WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) peaked at 1 GPIA in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.81 GPIA, in 1976.
That places WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 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 WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), 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 |
Countries ranked near WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 83.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.2622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.51 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 84.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -8.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 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 WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- 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 WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.81 GPIA in 1976.
- How does WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity?
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 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 WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 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