Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Other Small States

WB: Other Small States: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity was 1.02 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.02 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
6th
of 204 groups
All-time high
1.02 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.95 GPIA
in 1984
Years of data
41
1984–2024

Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Other Small States, 1984–2024

00.250.50.7511984200420241984: 0.95 GPIA1985: 0.95 GPIA1986: 0.96 GPIA1987: 0.96 GPIA1988: 0.96 GPIA1989: 0.96 GPIA1990: 0.96 GPIA1991: 0.96 GPIA1992: 0.96 GPIA1993: 0.97 GPIA1994: 0.97 GPIA1995: 0.97 GPIA1996: 0.97 GPIA1997: 0.97 GPIA1998: 0.97 GPIA1999: 0.97 GPIA2000: 0.97 GPIA2001: 0.98 GPIA2002: 0.98 GPIA2003: 0.98 GPIA2004: 0.98 GPIA2005: 0.99 GPIA2006: 1 GPIA2007: 1 GPIA2008: 1 GPIA2009: 0.99 GPIA2010: 0.98 GPIA2011: 0.99 GPIA2012: 0.99 GPIA2013: 0.99 GPIA2014: 0.99 GPIA2015: 0.99 GPIA2016: 0.99 GPIA2017: 0.99 GPIA2018: 0.99 GPIA2019: 0.99 GPIA2020: 1 GPIA2021: 1 GPIA2022: 1 GPIA2023: 1 GPIA2024: 1 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

WB: Other Small States recorded 1.02 GPIA for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Other Small States peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.95 GPIA, in 1984.

That places WB: Other Small States 6th out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.

Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Other Small States, year by year

Annual values for Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in WB: Other Small States, 1984 to 2024.
Year GPIA Change
1984 0.95 GPIA
1985 0.95 GPIA +0.0%
1986 0.96 GPIA +1.1%
1987 0.96 GPIA +0.0%
1988 0.96 GPIA +0.0%
1989 0.96 GPIA +0.0%
1990 0.96 GPIA +0.0%
1991 0.96 GPIA +0.0%
1992 0.96 GPIA +0.0%
1993 0.97 GPIA +1.0%
1994 0.97 GPIA +0.0%
1995 0.97 GPIA +0.0%
1996 0.97 GPIA +0.0%
1997 0.97 GPIA +0.0%
1998 0.97 GPIA +0.0%
1999 0.97 GPIA +0.0%
2000 0.97 GPIA +0.0%
2001 0.98 GPIA +1.0%
2002 0.98 GPIA +0.0%
2003 0.98 GPIA +0.0%
2004 0.98 GPIA +0.0%
2005 0.99 GPIA +1.0%
2006 1 GPIA +1.0%
2007 1 GPIA +0.0%
2008 1 GPIA +0.0%
2009 0.99 GPIA -1.0%
2010 0.98 GPIA -1.0%
2011 0.99 GPIA +1.0%
2012 0.99 GPIA +0.0%
2013 0.99 GPIA +0.0%
2014 0.99 GPIA +0.0%
2015 0.99 GPIA +0.0%
2016 0.99 GPIA +0.0%
2017 0.99 GPIA +0.0%
2018 0.99 GPIA +0.0%
2019 0.99 GPIA +0.0%
2020 1 GPIA +1.0%
2021 1 GPIA +0.0%
2022 1.01 GPIA +1.0%
2023 1.01 GPIA +0.0%
2024 1.02 GPIA +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.9567 GPIA 0.95 GPIA 0.96 GPIA 6
1990s 0.967 GPIA 0.96 GPIA 0.97 GPIA 10
2000s 0.987 GPIA 0.97 GPIA 1 GPIA 10
2010s 0.989 GPIA 0.98 GPIA 0.99 GPIA 10
2020s 1.01 GPIA 1 GPIA 1.02 GPIA 5

Countries ranked near WB: Other Small States

  1. 4 Montenegro 1.03 GPIA compare
  2. 4 Namibia 1.03 GPIA compare
  3. 6 Nicaragua 1.03 GPIA compare
  4. 7 Bangladesh 1.02 GPIA compare
  5. 7 Honduras 1.02 GPIA compare
  6. 7 Uganda 1.02 GPIA compare
  7. 7 South Africa 1.02 GPIA compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Other Small States?
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Other Small States was 1.02 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: Other Small States?
The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 2024.
What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity recorded in WB: Other Small States?
The lowest recorded value was 0.95 GPIA in 1984.
How does WB: Other Small States rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity?
WB: Other Small States ranks 6th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in WB: Other Small States?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this WB: Other Small States 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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Indicator
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
300 places, 9,722 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release