Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) by country
The Adjusted Location Parity Index (LPIA) is calculated by dividing the rural value for the indicator by the urban value for the indicator. If the resulting value exceeds 1, the ratio is inverted and subtracted from 2. The adjusted location parity index is symmetrical around 1 and lies in the range 0-2. An adjusted...
What the numbers show
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) is currently reported for 38 countries. The highest value is 1.01 LPIA in Uruguay; the lowest is 0.4936 LPIA in Burkina Faso.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.9874 LPIA, and the mean is 0.9329 LPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 29 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Burkina Faso (up 86.0%), and the largest decrease in South Africa (down 2.3%).
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uruguay | 1.01 LPIA | 2018 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 2 | Republic of Moldova | 1 LPIA | 2014 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 3 | Uzbekistan | 1 LPIA | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 4 | Azerbaijan | 0.9999 LPIA | 2017 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 5 | Spain | 0.9977 LPIA | 2018 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 6 | Türkiye | 0.9972 LPIA | 2015 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 7 | Chile | 0.9968 LPIA | 2017 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 8 | Palestine, State of | 0.9952 LPIA | 2018 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 9 | Indonesia | 0.995 LPIA | 2018 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 10 | Ecuador | 0.995 LPIA | 2017 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 11 | Greece | 0.9947 LPIA | 2011 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 12 | Mexico | 0.9923 LPIA | 2018 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 13 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.9911 LPIA | 2015 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 14 | Sri Lanka | 0.991 LPIA | 2018 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 15 | Malaysia | 0.9902 LPIA | 2018 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 16 | Bangladesh | 0.9902 LPIA | 2019 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 17 | Thailand | 0.99 LPIA | 2018 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 18 | Paraguay | 0.9897 LPIA | 2018 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 19 | Brazil | 0.9877 LPIA | 2018 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 20 | Peru | 0.987 LPIA | 2018 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 21 | Dominican Republic | 0.9865 LPIA | 2016 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 22 | Colombia | 0.9854 LPIA | 2018 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 23 | El Salvador | 0.9852 LPIA | 2017 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 24 | Kuwait | 0.9814 LPIA | 2018 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 25 | Iran | 0.9769 LPIA | 2016 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 26 | South Africa | 0.9657 LPIA | 2017 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 27 | Honduras | 0.9571 LPIA | 2018 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 28 | Guatemala | 0.9522 LPIA | 2014 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 29 | Tunisia | 0.9405 LPIA | 2014 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 30 | Cambodia | 0.9283 LPIA | 2015 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 31 | Egypt | 0.92 LPIA | 2017 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 32 | Uganda | 0.9018 LPIA | 2012 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 33 | Morocco | 0.8669 LPIA | 2012 | up 44.2% | rising |
| 34 | Pakistan | 0.7657 LPIA | 2017 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 35 | Senegal | 0.7481 LPIA | 2017 | up 43.9% | rising |
| 36 | Mozambique | 0.6859 LPIA | 2017 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 37 | Mali | 0.5213 LPIA | 2018 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 38 | Burkina Faso | 0.4936 LPIA | 2014 | up 86.0% | rising |
About this data
The Adjusted Location Parity Index (LPIA) is calculated by dividing the rural value for the indicator by the urban value for the indicator. If the resulting value exceeds 1, the ratio is inverted and subtracted from 2. The adjusted location parity index is symmetrical around 1 and lies in the range 0-2. An adjusted LPI equal to 1 indicates parity between rural and urban locations. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of urban locations and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of rural locations. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute for Statistics: http://uis.unesco.org/