Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity was 1 GPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in East Asia & Pacific, 1976–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2019, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in East Asia & Pacific stood at 1 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 1 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8243 GPIA, in 1976.
That places East Asia & Pacific 9th out of 37 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.8243 GPIA | — |
| 1977 | 0.826 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.84 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.8546 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.8693 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.8819 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.8958 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.9017 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.9102 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.9179 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.9248 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.932 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.949 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.952 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.9549 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.9581 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.9611 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.9637 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.9667 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.9697 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.9719 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.9891 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.9901 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9914 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9912 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9925 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9934 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.995 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9947 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9955 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9951 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9968 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.998 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9986 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9989 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9986 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9988 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9994 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9995 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9998 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8363 GPIA | 0.8243 GPIA | 0.8546 GPIA | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.9135 GPIA | 0.8693 GPIA | 0.952 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9717 GPIA | 0.9549 GPIA | 0.9914 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9951 GPIA | 0.9912 GPIA | 0.9986 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9996 GPIA | 0.9986 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
More reference data data for East Asia & Pacific
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 31.45 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.12 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 14.94 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 16.52 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.13 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.11 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 84.3% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.16 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.15 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 3.26 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in East Asia & Pacific?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in East Asia & Pacific was 1 GPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8243 GPIA in 1976.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 9th out of 37 groups with data for 2019.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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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About this data
The Adjusted Gender Parity Index (GPIA) is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. If the resulting value exceeds 1, the ratio is inverted and subtracted from 2. The adjusted gender parity index is symmetrical around 1 and lies in the range 0-2. An adjusted GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute for Statistics: http://uis.unesco.org/