Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Small States
WB: Small States: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity was 1.02 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
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
0.99 GPIA
in 1988
Years of data
37
1988–2024
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Small States, 1988–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Small States stood at 1.02 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Small States peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.99 GPIA, in 1988.
That places WB: Small States 6th out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Small States, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0.99 GPIA | — |
| 1989 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 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 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 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 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.99 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.99 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Small States
- 4 Montenegro 1.03 GPIA compare
- 4 Namibia 1.03 GPIA compare
- 6 Nicaragua 1.03 GPIA compare
- 7 Bangladesh 1.02 GPIA compare
- 7 Honduras 1.02 GPIA compare
- 7 Uganda 1.02 GPIA compare
- 7 South Africa 1.02 GPIA compare
More education data for WB: Small States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.08 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.34 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 820,716 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 337,554 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Small States?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in WB: 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: 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: Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.99 GPIA in 1988.
- How does WB: Small States rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity?
- WB: 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: Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: 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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February 2026 Data Release