Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
54
Highest
1.06 GPIA
Rwanda
Lowest
0.62 GPIA
Niger
Median
1 GPIA
Years covered
49
1976–2024
Data points
622

What the numbers show

Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 54 countries. The highest value is 1.06 GPIA in Rwanda; the lowest is 0.62 GPIA in Niger.

The median across all reporting countries is 1 GPIA, and the mean is 0.9654 GPIA.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.

Over the past decade 29 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Morocco (up 56.6%), and the largest decrease in Philippines (down 2.0%).

Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, rural, adjusted gender: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Rwanda 1.06 GPIA 2022 up 2.9% flat
2 Cambodia 1.03 GPIA 2021 up 7.3% rising
3 South Africa 1.02 GPIA 2024 up 1.0% flat
3 Uruguay 1.02 GPIA 2024 unchanged flat
3 Bangladesh 1.02 GPIA 2022 down 1.9% rising
3 Honduras 1.02 GPIA 2024 unchanged flat
3 Dominican Republic 1.02 GPIA 2024 up 1.0% flat
8 Kuwait 1.01 GPIA 2018 up 1.0% flat
8 Maldives 1.01 GPIA 2017 up 1.0% flat
8 El Salvador 1.01 GPIA 2024 down 0.3% flat
8 Brazil 1.01 GPIA 2024 down 1.0% falling
12 Mexico 1.01 GPIA 2022 up 0.9% flat
13 Chile 1 GPIA 2022 down 0.5% flat
14 Thailand 1 GPIA 2022 down 1.0% flat
14 Serbia 1 GPIA 2022 unchanged flat
14 Tonga 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged flat
14 Paraguay 1 GPIA 2024 up 1.0% flat
14 Philippines 1 GPIA 2020 down 2.0% flat
14 Oman 1 GPIA 2022 unchanged falling
14 Mongolia 1 GPIA 2024 down 1.0% flat
14 Uganda 1 GPIA 2023 up 6.4% rising
14 Uzbekistan 1 GPIA 2022 unchanged flat
14 Azerbaijan 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged flat
14 Georgia 1 GPIA 2024 unchanged flat
14 Armenia 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged flat
14 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1 GPIA 2024 up 1.5% rising
14 Colombia 1 GPIA 2024 down 1.0% flat
14 Ecuador 1 GPIA 2024 up 1.0% flat
14 Spain 1 GPIA 2020 unchanged flat
14 Sri Lanka 1 GPIA 2024 down 1.0% flat
14 Indonesia 1 GPIA 2020 unchanged flat
32 Panama 0.999 GPIA 2023 up 3.5% flat
32 Peru 0.999 GPIA 2023 up 1.1% rising
34 Jordan 0.99 GPIA 2024 down 1.0% flat
34 Malaysia 0.99 GPIA 2022 down 1.0% flat
34 Guatemala 0.99 GPIA 2024 up 3.1% rising
34 Türkiye 0.99 GPIA 2015 up 6.5% rising
34 Palestine, State of 0.99 GPIA 2022 down 1.0% flat
34 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.99 GPIA 2016 up 2.1% rising
40 Tunisia 0.98 GPIA 2023 unchanged rising
40 India 0.98 GPIA 2023 up 11.4% rising
42 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.95 GPIA 2022 unchanged rising
43 Nepal 0.94 GPIA 2019 up 6.8% rising
43 Egypt 0.94 GPIA 2013 up 16.0% rising
45 Burkina Faso 0.92 GPIA 2022 up 33.3% rising
46 Ethiopia 0.9 GPIA 2022 up 18.4% rising
47 Togo 0.89 GPIA 2022 up 15.6% rising
48 Senegal 0.88 GPIA 2023 up 22.2% rising
49 Benin 0.87 GPIA 2022 up 27.9% rising
50 Morocco 0.83 GPIA 2014 up 56.6% rising
51 Mali 0.77 GPIA 2024 up 40.0% rising
52 Mozambique 0.76 GPIA 2020 up 31.0% rising
53 Pakistan 0.72 GPIA 2019 up 9.1% rising
54 Niger 0.62 GPIA 2022 up 8.8% rising

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About this data

Indicator
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
54 places, 622 data points, 1976–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release