Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Mozambique

Mozambique: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity was 0.6859 LPIA in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.6859 LPIA
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
36th
of 38 countries
All-time high
0.6859 LPIA
in 2017
All-time low
0.4391 LPIA
in 1997
Years of data
5
1980–2017

Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Mozambique, 1980–2017

00.20.40.61980199820171980: 0.502 LPIA1997: 0.439 LPIA2009: 0.676 LPIA2015: 0.675 LPIA2017: 0.686 LPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.

Analysis

In 2017, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Mozambique stood at 0.6859 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Mozambique peaked at 0.6859 LPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.4391 LPIA, in 1997.

Mozambique ranks 36th of 38 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Mozambique, year by year

Annual values for Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) in Mozambique, 1980 to 2017.
Year LPIA Change
1980 0.502 LPIA
1997 0.4391 LPIA -12.5%
2009 0.6764 LPIA +54.0%
2015 0.6747 LPIA -0.2%
2017 0.6859 LPIA +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.502 LPIA 0.502 LPIA 0.502 LPIA 1
1990s 0.4391 LPIA 0.4391 LPIA 0.4391 LPIA 1
2000s 0.6764 LPIA 0.6764 LPIA 0.6764 LPIA 1
2010s 0.6803 LPIA 0.6747 LPIA 0.6859 LPIA 2

Countries ranked near Mozambique

  1. 33 Morocco 0.8669 LPIA compare
  2. 34 Pakistan 0.7657 LPIA compare
  3. 35 Senegal 0.7481 LPIA compare
  4. 37 Mali 0.5213 LPIA compare
  5. 38 Burkina Faso 0.4936 LPIA compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Mozambique?
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Mozambique was 0.6859 LPIA in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity recorded in Mozambique?
The highest recorded value was 0.6859 LPIA in 2017.
What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity recorded in Mozambique?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4391 LPIA in 1997.
How does Mozambique rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity?
Mozambique ranks 36th out of 38 countries with data for 2017.
Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity rising or falling in Mozambique?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mozambique data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA)
Unit
LPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
38 places, 341 data points, 1976–2019
Last refreshed

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/