Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity was 0.94 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.94 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
158th
of 204 groups
All-time high
0.94 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.75 GPIA
in 1986
Years of data
39
1986–2024
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), 1986–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) stood at 0.94 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) peaked at 0.94 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.75 GPIA, in 1986.
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 158th of 204 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 0.75 GPIA | — |
| 1987 | 0.75 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.76 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.76 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.77 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.77 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.78 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.78 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.79 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.79 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.81 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.81 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.81 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.82 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.83 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.8 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.81 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.81 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.82 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.81 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.82 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.82 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.84 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.86 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.87 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.88 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.89 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.91 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.92 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.92 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.92 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.93 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.93 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.94 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.755 GPIA | 0.75 GPIA | 0.76 GPIA | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.791 GPIA | 0.77 GPIA | 0.81 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.814 GPIA | 0.8 GPIA | 0.83 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.891 GPIA | 0.84 GPIA | 0.92 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.936 GPIA | 0.93 GPIA | 0.94 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.79 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 25.42 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.88 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.13 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.19 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.57 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.23 million (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) was 0.94 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: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.94 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.75 GPIA in 1986.
- How does WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity?
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 158th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 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