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

Middle income: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity was 0.9792 GPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.9792 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
18th
of 36 groups
All-time high
0.9792 GPIA
in 2019
All-time low
0.7876 GPIA
in 1975
Years of data
45
1975–2019

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

00.20.40.60.811975199720191975: 0.788 GPIA1976: 0.789 GPIA1977: 0.793 GPIA1978: 0.804 GPIA1979: 0.815 GPIA1980: 0.826 GPIA1981: 0.836 GPIA1982: 0.848 GPIA1983: 0.855 GPIA1984: 0.865 GPIA1985: 0.873 GPIA1986: 0.881 GPIA1987: 0.888 GPIA1988: 0.883 GPIA1989: 0.888 GPIA1990: 0.893 GPIA1991: 0.897 GPIA1992: 0.899 GPIA1993: 0.9 GPIA1994: 0.905 GPIA1995: 0.909 GPIA1996: 0.914 GPIA1997: 0.925 GPIA1998: 0.92 GPIA1999: 0.924 GPIA2000: 0.925 GPIA2001: 0.929 GPIA2002: 0.935 GPIA2003: 0.936 GPIA2004: 0.941 GPIA2005: 0.937 GPIA2006: 0.945 GPIA2007: 0.95 GPIA2008: 0.95 GPIA2009: 0.952 GPIA2010: 0.956 GPIA2011: 0.96 GPIA2012: 0.962 GPIA2013: 0.965 GPIA2014: 0.969 GPIA2015: 0.972 GPIA2016: 0.974 GPIA2017: 0.976 GPIA2018: 0.978 GPIA2019: 0.979 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

Middle income recorded 0.9792 GPIA for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in 2019. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Middle income peaked at 0.9792 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7876 GPIA, in 1975.

That places Middle income 18th out of 36 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 Middle income, year by year

Annual values for Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Middle income, 1975 to 2019.
Year GPIA Change
1975 0.7876 GPIA
1976 0.7892 GPIA +0.2%
1977 0.7932 GPIA +0.5%
1978 0.804 GPIA +1.4%
1979 0.8147 GPIA +1.3%
1980 0.8261 GPIA +1.4%
1981 0.8364 GPIA +1.2%
1982 0.8482 GPIA +1.4%
1983 0.8552 GPIA +0.8%
1984 0.8648 GPIA +1.1%
1985 0.8731 GPIA +1.0%
1986 0.8808 GPIA +0.9%
1987 0.8882 GPIA +0.8%
1988 0.8832 GPIA -0.6%
1989 0.8878 GPIA +0.5%
1990 0.8932 GPIA +0.6%
1991 0.8965 GPIA +0.4%
1992 0.8994 GPIA +0.3%
1993 0.9 GPIA +0.1%
1994 0.9045 GPIA +0.5%
1995 0.9093 GPIA +0.5%
1996 0.9137 GPIA +0.5%
1997 0.9246 GPIA +1.2%
1998 0.9196 GPIA -0.5%
1999 0.9243 GPIA +0.5%
2000 0.9245 GPIA +0.0%
2001 0.9292 GPIA +0.5%
2002 0.9351 GPIA +0.6%
2003 0.9362 GPIA +0.1%
2004 0.9415 GPIA +0.6%
2005 0.9366 GPIA -0.5%
2006 0.9446 GPIA +0.9%
2007 0.9498 GPIA +0.6%
2008 0.9498 GPIA -0.0%
2009 0.9522 GPIA +0.3%
2010 0.9564 GPIA +0.4%
2011 0.9596 GPIA +0.3%
2012 0.9622 GPIA +0.3%
2013 0.9654 GPIA +0.3%
2014 0.9688 GPIA +0.4%
2015 0.9716 GPIA +0.3%
2016 0.9744 GPIA +0.3%
2017 0.976 GPIA +0.2%
2018 0.9777 GPIA +0.2%
2019 0.9792 GPIA +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.7977 GPIA 0.7876 GPIA 0.8147 GPIA 5
1980s 0.8644 GPIA 0.8261 GPIA 0.8882 GPIA 10
1990s 0.9085 GPIA 0.8932 GPIA 0.9246 GPIA 10
2000s 0.94 GPIA 0.9245 GPIA 0.9522 GPIA 10
2010s 0.9691 GPIA 0.9564 GPIA 0.9792 GPIA 10

Countries ranked near Middle income

  1. 15 Maldives 1.01 GPIA compare
  2. 16 Venezuela 1.01 GPIA compare
  3. 17 Vanuatu 1.01 GPIA compare
  4. 18 Oman 1.01 GPIA compare
  5. 19 Albania 1.01 GPIA compare
  6. 20 Uruguay 1.01 GPIA compare
  7. 21 Grenada 1.01 GPIA compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Middle income?
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Middle income was 0.9792 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 income?
The highest recorded value was 0.9792 GPIA in 2019.
What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7876 GPIA in 1975.
How does Middle income rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity?
Middle income ranks 18th out of 36 groups with data for 2019.
Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Middle income?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this 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/