Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Low & middle income

Low & middle income: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity was 0.9715 GPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.9715 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
21st
of 37 groups
All-time high
0.9715 GPIA
in 2019
All-time low
0.7806 GPIA
in 1975
Years of data
45
1975–2019

Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Low & middle income, 1975–2019

00.20.40.60.811975199720191975: 0.781 GPIA1976: 0.782 GPIA1977: 0.786 GPIA1978: 0.797 GPIA1979: 0.807 GPIA1980: 0.818 GPIA1981: 0.828 GPIA1982: 0.84 GPIA1983: 0.847 GPIA1984: 0.856 GPIA1985: 0.864 GPIA1986: 0.872 GPIA1987: 0.879 GPIA1988: 0.875 GPIA1989: 0.879 GPIA1990: 0.885 GPIA1991: 0.888 GPIA1992: 0.89 GPIA1993: 0.891 GPIA1994: 0.895 GPIA1995: 0.9 GPIA1996: 0.904 GPIA1997: 0.915 GPIA1998: 0.91 GPIA1999: 0.915 GPIA2000: 0.916 GPIA2001: 0.921 GPIA2002: 0.923 GPIA2003: 0.925 GPIA2004: 0.93 GPIA2005: 0.925 GPIA2006: 0.931 GPIA2007: 0.937 GPIA2008: 0.937 GPIA2009: 0.94 GPIA2010: 0.944 GPIA2011: 0.949 GPIA2012: 0.952 GPIA2013: 0.955 GPIA2014: 0.958 GPIA2015: 0.961 GPIA2016: 0.965 GPIA2017: 0.967 GPIA2018: 0.969 GPIA2019: 0.971 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

In 2019, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Low & middle income stood at 0.9715 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Low & middle income peaked at 0.9715 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7806 GPIA, in 1975.

That places Low & middle income 21st out of 37 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Low & middle income, year by year

Annual values for Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Low & middle income, 1975 to 2019.
Year GPIA Change
1975 0.7806 GPIA
1976 0.7821 GPIA +0.2%
1977 0.7861 GPIA +0.5%
1978 0.7965 GPIA +1.3%
1979 0.8069 GPIA +1.3%
1980 0.818 GPIA +1.4%
1981 0.8281 GPIA +1.2%
1982 0.8397 GPIA +1.4%
1983 0.8467 GPIA +0.8%
1984 0.8562 GPIA +1.1%
1985 0.8644 GPIA +1.0%
1986 0.8719 GPIA +0.9%
1987 0.8792 GPIA +0.8%
1988 0.8748 GPIA -0.5%
1989 0.8793 GPIA +0.5%
1990 0.8846 GPIA +0.6%
1991 0.8877 GPIA +0.3%
1992 0.8903 GPIA +0.3%
1993 0.891 GPIA +0.1%
1994 0.8954 GPIA +0.5%
1995 0.8998 GPIA +0.5%
1996 0.9043 GPIA +0.5%
1997 0.9148 GPIA +1.2%
1998 0.9102 GPIA -0.5%
1999 0.9148 GPIA +0.5%
2000 0.9156 GPIA +0.1%
2001 0.9209 GPIA +0.6%
2002 0.9231 GPIA +0.2%
2003 0.9246 GPIA +0.2%
2004 0.9297 GPIA +0.5%
2005 0.9254 GPIA -0.5%
2006 0.9314 GPIA +0.6%
2007 0.9372 GPIA +0.6%
2008 0.9374 GPIA +0.0%
2009 0.9399 GPIA +0.3%
2010 0.9444 GPIA +0.5%
2011 0.9492 GPIA +0.5%
2012 0.9517 GPIA +0.3%
2013 0.9547 GPIA +0.3%
2014 0.958 GPIA +0.3%
2015 0.9612 GPIA +0.3%
2016 0.9648 GPIA +0.4%
2017 0.9671 GPIA +0.2%
2018 0.9695 GPIA +0.2%
2019 0.9715 GPIA +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.7905 GPIA 0.7806 GPIA 0.8069 GPIA 5
1980s 0.8558 GPIA 0.818 GPIA 0.8793 GPIA 10
1990s 0.8993 GPIA 0.8846 GPIA 0.9148 GPIA 10
2000s 0.9285 GPIA 0.9156 GPIA 0.9399 GPIA 10
2010s 0.9592 GPIA 0.9444 GPIA 0.9715 GPIA 10

Countries ranked near Low & middle income

  1. 18 Oman 1.01 GPIA compare
  2. 19 Albania 1.01 GPIA compare
  3. 20 Uruguay 1.01 GPIA compare
  4. 21 Grenada 1.01 GPIA compare
  5. 22 Sri Lanka 1.01 GPIA compare
  6. 23 Argentina 1.01 GPIA compare
  7. 24 Malta 1.01 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 123 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Low & middle income?
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Low & middle income was 0.9715 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 Low & middle income?
The highest recorded value was 0.9715 GPIA in 2019.
What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Low & middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7806 GPIA in 1975.
How does Low & middle income rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity?
Low & middle income ranks 21st out of 37 groups with data for 2019.
Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Low & middle income?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low & middle income 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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Indicator
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
123 places, 2,166 data points, 1970–2019
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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/