Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity was 0.9504 GPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1972–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 0.9504 GPIA for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 0.955 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.5938 GPIA, in 1972.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 26th 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 48 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.5938 GPIA | — |
| 1973 | 0.6024 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.6109 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.6192 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.626 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.6357 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.6458 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.6563 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.6684 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.6806 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.6922 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.698 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.7138 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.7289 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.7437 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.7568 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.7703 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.7833 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.8054 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.8145 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.8261 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.8189 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.8309 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.8481 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.859 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.8684 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.8745 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.8838 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.8922 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.8998 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.9084 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8954 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9035 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.9086 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9246 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9292 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9328 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9255 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9285 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.927 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9356 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9455 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9487 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9473 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.955 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9491 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9504 GPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6238 GPIA | 0.5938 GPIA | 0.6563 GPIA | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.7236 GPIA | 0.6684 GPIA | 0.7833 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.843 GPIA | 0.8054 GPIA | 0.8838 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.912 GPIA | 0.8922 GPIA | 0.9328 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9437 GPIA | 0.927 GPIA | 0.955 GPIA | 10 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
More reference data data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 15,654 (2021)
- CPI Price, nominal 818.96 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, annual growth rate 5.73 % change on previous year (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 869.41 (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 8.53 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.15 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.38 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.1 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.22 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.97 years (2019)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 0.9504 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.955 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5938 GPIA in 1972.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 26th out of 37 groups with data for 2019.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 48 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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/