Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity was 0.9325 GPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1985–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 0.9325 GPIA, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 0.9325 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7642 GPIA, in 1985.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 34th of 37 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.7642 GPIA | — |
| 1986 | 0.7692 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.7769 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.7843 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.7911 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.8002 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.8063 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.8132 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.8215 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8302 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.8368 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.8468 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.856 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.8559 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8592 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8356 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.8472 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8249 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.8334 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8392 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8403 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8515 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.8374 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.8415 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.8443 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.854 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8733 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8796 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8856 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.8936 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.901 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9106 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9208 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9274 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9325 GPIA | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7771 GPIA | 0.7642 GPIA | 0.7911 GPIA | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.8326 GPIA | 0.8002 GPIA | 0.8592 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8395 GPIA | 0.8249 GPIA | 0.8515 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8978 GPIA | 0.854 GPIA | 0.9325 GPIA | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 31 Ecuador 1 GPIA compare
- 32 Tonga 1 GPIA compare
- 33 Brunei Darussalam 1 GPIA compare
- 34 Sao Tome and Principe 1 GPIA compare
- 35 Mexico 1 GPIA compare
- 36 Macau, China 1 GPIA compare
- 37 Palestine, State of 1 GPIA compare
More reference data data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 15.80 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 16.21 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 32.02 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.02 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.33 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.2% (2018)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.7795 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 0.7648 GPIA (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, male 2.57 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 0.9325 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9325 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7642 GPIA in 1985.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 34th out of 37 groups with data for 2019.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (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.
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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/