Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
56
Highest
1.01 LPIA
Uruguay
Lowest
0.37 LPIA
Guinea
Median
0.99 LPIA
Years covered
49
1976–2024
Data points
525
What the numbers show
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) is currently reported for 56 countries. The highest value is 1.01 LPIA in Uruguay; the lowest is 0.37 LPIA in Guinea.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.99 LPIA, and the mean is 0.9082 LPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 40 countries rose and 2 fell. The largest increase was in Morocco (up 75.0%), and the largest decrease in Jordan (down 1.0%).
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, adjusted: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uruguay | 1.01 LPIA | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 1 | Malaysia | 1.01 LPIA | 2022 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 3 | Armenia | 1 LPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | South Africa | 1 LPIA | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 3 | Uzbekistan | 1 LPIA | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Türkiye | 1 LPIA | 2015 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 3 | Tonga | 1 LPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Thailand | 1 LPIA | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Serbia | 1 LPIA | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Palestine, State of | 1 LPIA | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Philippines | 1 LPIA | 2022 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 3 | Oman | 1 LPIA | 2022 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 3 | Mongolia | 1 LPIA | 2024 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 3 | Sri Lanka | 1 LPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Indonesia | 1 LPIA | 2020 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 1 LPIA | 2022 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 3 | Azerbaijan | 1 LPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Ecuador | 1 LPIA | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 3 | Chile | 1 LPIA | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Spain | 1 LPIA | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Brazil | 1 LPIA | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 22 | Maldives | 0.99 LPIA | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 22 | Peru | 0.99 LPIA | 2020 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 22 | Colombia | 0.99 LPIA | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 22 | Paraguay | 0.99 LPIA | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 22 | El Salvador | 0.99 LPIA | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 22 | Mexico | 0.99 LPIA | 2020 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 22 | Kuwait | 0.99 LPIA | 2018 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 22 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.99 LPIA | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 22 | Jordan | 0.99 LPIA | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 22 | Georgia | 0.99 LPIA | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 32 | India | 0.98 LPIA | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 32 | Dominican Republic | 0.98 LPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 34 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.97 LPIA | 2016 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 34 | Tunisia | 0.97 LPIA | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 34 | Panama | 0.97 LPIA | 2019 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 37 | Guatemala | 0.96 LPIA | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 38 | Nepal | 0.95 LPIA | 2019 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 38 | Rwanda | 0.95 LPIA | 2022 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 38 | Cambodia | 0.95 LPIA | 2021 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 38 | Honduras | 0.95 LPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 42 | Egypt | 0.91 LPIA | 2013 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 42 | Uganda | 0.91 LPIA | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 44 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.87 LPIA | 2022 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 45 | Togo | 0.83 LPIA | 2022 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 46 | Ethiopia | 0.82 LPIA | 2022 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 47 | Morocco | 0.77 LPIA | 2014 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 48 | Benin | 0.73 LPIA | 2022 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 49 | Senegal | 0.68 LPIA | 2023 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 49 | Burkina Faso | 0.68 LPIA | 2022 | up 54.5% | volatile |
| 51 | Pakistan | 0.66 LPIA | 2019 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 52 | Mozambique | 0.59 LPIA | 2020 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 53 | Mali | 0.56 LPIA | 2024 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 54 | Afghanistan | 0.5 LPIA | 2022 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 55 | Niger | 0.43 LPIA | 2022 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 56 | Guinea | 0.37 LPIA | 2018 | up 27.6% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release