Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity was 0.92 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend, 1986–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend recorded 0.92 GPIA for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend peaked at 0.92 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.74 GPIA, in 1986.
That places WB: Pre-demographic Dividend 177th out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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: Pre-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 0.74 GPIA | — |
| 1987 | 0.75 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.76 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.77 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.78 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.78 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.79 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.79 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.81 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.81 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.82 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.82 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.82 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.79 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 0.8 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.81 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.82 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.82 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.82 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.81 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.81 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.81 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.81 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.82 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.84 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.85 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.85 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.86 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.87 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.88 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.89 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.89 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.91 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.91 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.91 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.92 GPIA | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.755 GPIA | 0.74 GPIA | 0.77 GPIA | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.802 GPIA | 0.78 GPIA | 0.82 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.81 GPIA | 0.79 GPIA | 0.82 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.865 GPIA | 0.82 GPIA | 0.9 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.91 GPIA | 0.9 GPIA | 0.92 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 32.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 37.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.13 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.04 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.35 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.46 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.50 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.62 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend was 0.92 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: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 0.92 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity recorded in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.74 GPIA in 1986.
- How does WB: Pre-demographic Dividend rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity?
- WB: Pre-demographic Dividend ranks 177th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Pre-demographic Dividend 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