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

Pakistan: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity was 0.8311 GPIA in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.8311 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
81st
of 86 countries
All-time high
0.8311 GPIA
in 2017
All-time low
0.5355 GPIA
in 1981
Years of data
13
1981–2017

Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Pakistan, 1981–2017

00.20.40.60.81981199920171981: 0.536 GPIA1998: 0.642 GPIA2005: 0.693 GPIA2006: 0.738 GPIA2007: 0.755 GPIA2008: 0.771 GPIA2009: 0.777 GPIA2010: 0.784 GPIA2011: 0.809 GPIA2012: 0.803 GPIA2013: 0.799 GPIA2014: 0.822 GPIA2017: 0.831 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

Pakistan recorded 0.8311 GPIA for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in 2017. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Pakistan peaked at 0.8311 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.5355 GPIA, in 1981.

Pakistan ranks 81st of 86 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Pakistan, 1981 to 2017.
Year GPIA Change
1981 0.5355 GPIA
1998 0.6421 GPIA +19.9%
2005 0.6926 GPIA +7.9%
2006 0.7379 GPIA +6.5%
2007 0.7547 GPIA +2.3%
2008 0.7712 GPIA +2.2%
2009 0.7766 GPIA +0.7%
2010 0.7836 GPIA +0.9%
2011 0.809 GPIA +3.2%
2012 0.803 GPIA -0.7%
2013 0.7989 GPIA -0.5%
2014 0.8217 GPIA +2.9%
2017 0.8311 GPIA +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.5355 GPIA 0.5355 GPIA 0.5355 GPIA 1
1990s 0.6421 GPIA 0.6421 GPIA 0.6421 GPIA 1
2000s 0.7466 GPIA 0.6926 GPIA 0.7766 GPIA 5
2010s 0.8079 GPIA 0.7836 GPIA 0.8311 GPIA 6

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 78 Mozambique 0.8477 GPIA compare
  2. 79 Senegal 0.8403 GPIA compare
  3. 80 Nigeria 0.8367 GPIA compare
  4. 82 Cote d'Ivoire 0.8305 GPIA compare
  5. 83 Mali 0.7504 GPIA compare
  6. 84 Benin 0.7446 GPIA compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Pakistan?
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Pakistan was 0.8311 GPIA in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.8311 GPIA in 2017.
What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5355 GPIA in 1981.
How does Pakistan rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity?
Pakistan ranks 81st out of 86 countries with data for 2017.
Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pakistan 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/