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

Low income: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity was 0.9194 GPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.9194 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
34th
of 36 groups
All-time high
0.9194 GPIA
in 2019
All-time low
0.7339 GPIA
in 1988
Years of data
32
1988–2019

Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Low income, 1988–2019

00.20.40.60.811988200320191988: 0.734 GPIA1989: 0.739 GPIA1990: 0.746 GPIA1991: 0.747 GPIA1992: 0.747 GPIA1993: 0.75 GPIA1994: 0.756 GPIA1995: 0.757 GPIA1996: 0.765 GPIA1997: 0.774 GPIA1998: 0.778 GPIA1999: 0.784 GPIA2000: 0.796 GPIA2001: 0.811 GPIA2002: 0.768 GPIA2003: 0.777 GPIA2004: 0.784 GPIA2005: 0.789 GPIA2006: 0.77 GPIA2007: 0.789 GPIA2008: 0.796 GPIA2009: 0.805 GPIA2010: 0.818 GPIA2011: 0.846 GPIA2012: 0.853 GPIA2013: 0.859 GPIA2014: 0.865 GPIA2015: 0.876 GPIA2016: 0.89 GPIA2017: 0.902 GPIA2018: 0.912 GPIA2019: 0.919 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

Low income recorded 0.9194 GPIA for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in 2019. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Low income peaked at 0.9194 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7339 GPIA, in 1988.

That places Low income 34th out of 36 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Low income, 1988 to 2019.
Year GPIA Change
1988 0.7339 GPIA
1989 0.7388 GPIA +0.7%
1990 0.7456 GPIA +0.9%
1991 0.7467 GPIA +0.1%
1992 0.7467 GPIA +0.0%
1993 0.7505 GPIA +0.5%
1994 0.7559 GPIA +0.7%
1995 0.7573 GPIA +0.2%
1996 0.7655 GPIA +1.1%
1997 0.7736 GPIA +1.1%
1998 0.7783 GPIA +0.6%
1999 0.7842 GPIA +0.7%
2000 0.7963 GPIA +1.6%
2001 0.8114 GPIA +1.9%
2002 0.7678 GPIA -5.4%
2003 0.7772 GPIA +1.2%
2004 0.7841 GPIA +0.9%
2005 0.7888 GPIA +0.6%
2006 0.7695 GPIA -2.4%
2007 0.7891 GPIA +2.5%
2008 0.7963 GPIA +0.9%
2009 0.8051 GPIA +1.1%
2010 0.8178 GPIA +1.6%
2011 0.8462 GPIA +3.5%
2012 0.8527 GPIA +0.8%
2013 0.8591 GPIA +0.8%
2014 0.8654 GPIA +0.7%
2015 0.8762 GPIA +1.3%
2016 0.8901 GPIA +1.6%
2017 0.9019 GPIA +1.3%
2018 0.9117 GPIA +1.1%
2019 0.9194 GPIA +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.7364 GPIA 0.7339 GPIA 0.7388 GPIA 2
1990s 0.7604 GPIA 0.7456 GPIA 0.7842 GPIA 10
2000s 0.7886 GPIA 0.7678 GPIA 0.8114 GPIA 10
2010s 0.874 GPIA 0.8178 GPIA 0.9194 GPIA 10

Countries ranked near Low income

  1. 31 Ecuador 1 GPIA compare
  2. 32 Tonga 1 GPIA compare
  3. 33 Brunei 1 GPIA compare
  4. 34 Sao Tome and Principe 1 GPIA compare
  5. 35 Mexico 1 GPIA compare
  6. 36 Macao 1 GPIA compare
  7. 37 Palestine 1 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 income?
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Low income was 0.9194 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 income?
The highest recorded value was 0.9194 GPIA in 2019.
What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Low income?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7339 GPIA in 1988.
How does Low income rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity?
Low income ranks 34th out of 36 groups with data for 2019.
Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Low income?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low 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
Last refreshed

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/