Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total
WB: Ida & Ibrd Total: 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 2017
All-time low
0.77 GPIA
in 1975
Years of data
50
1975–2024
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
WB: Ida & Ibrd Total recorded 0.97 GPIA for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total peaked at 0.97 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.77 GPIA, in 1975.
WB: Ida & Ibrd Total ranks 121st of 204 groups on this measure, 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 WB: Ida & Ibrd Total, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.77 GPIA | — |
| 1976 | 0.77 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.78 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.79 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.8 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.81 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.82 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.83 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.84 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.85 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.86 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.87 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.88 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.87 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.88 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.88 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.89 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.89 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.89 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.89 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.9 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.9 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.92 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.91 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.92 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.92 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.92 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.92 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.92 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.93 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.93 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.93 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.94 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.95 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.96 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.97 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.782 GPIA | 0.77 GPIA | 0.8 GPIA | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.851 GPIA | 0.81 GPIA | 0.88 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.899 GPIA | 0.88 GPIA | 0.92 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.929 GPIA | 0.92 GPIA | 0.94 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.958 GPIA | 0.94 GPIA | 0.97 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.97 GPIA | 0.97 GPIA | 0.97 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for WB: Ida & Ibrd Total
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 561.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9272 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 270.72 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7231 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 340.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 290.75 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 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 WB: Ida & Ibrd Total?
- The highest recorded value was 0.97 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity recorded in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.77 GPIA in 1975.
- How does WB: Ida & Ibrd Total rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity?
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 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 WB: Ida & Ibrd Total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 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