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

Pakistan: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity was 0.7657 LPIA in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.7657 LPIA
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
34th
of 38 countries
All-time high
0.7657 LPIA
in 2017
All-time low
0.4055 LPIA
in 1981
Years of data
13
1981–2017

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

00.20.40.60.81981199920171981: 0.406 LPIA1998: 0.617 LPIA2005: 0.685 LPIA2006: 0.722 LPIA2007: 0.708 LPIA2008: 0.762 LPIA2009: 0.734 LPIA2010: 0.743 LPIA2011: 0.729 LPIA2012: 0.754 LPIA2013: 0.738 LPIA2014: 0.739 LPIA2017: 0.766 LPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.

Analysis

In 2017, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Pakistan stood at 0.7657 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Pakistan peaked at 0.7657 LPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.4055 LPIA, in 1981.

That places Pakistan 34th out of 38 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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 location parity in Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) in Pakistan, 1981 to 2017.
Year LPIA Change
1981 0.4055 LPIA
1998 0.6172 LPIA +52.2%
2005 0.6852 LPIA +11.0%
2006 0.7223 LPIA +5.4%
2007 0.7076 LPIA -2.0%
2008 0.7624 LPIA +7.7%
2009 0.7343 LPIA -3.7%
2010 0.7433 LPIA +1.2%
2011 0.7289 LPIA -1.9%
2012 0.754 LPIA +3.4%
2013 0.7381 LPIA -2.1%
2014 0.739 LPIA +0.1%
2017 0.7657 LPIA +3.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.4055 LPIA 0.4055 LPIA 0.4055 LPIA 1
1990s 0.6172 LPIA 0.6172 LPIA 0.6172 LPIA 1
2000s 0.7224 LPIA 0.6852 LPIA 0.7624 LPIA 5
2010s 0.7448 LPIA 0.7289 LPIA 0.7657 LPIA 6

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 31 Egypt 0.92 LPIA compare
  2. 32 Uganda 0.9018 LPIA compare
  3. 33 Morocco 0.8669 LPIA compare
  4. 35 Senegal 0.7481 LPIA compare
  5. 36 Mozambique 0.6859 LPIA compare
  6. 37 Mali 0.5213 LPIA compare

See the full ranking of 38 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Pakistan?
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Pakistan was 0.7657 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 Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.7657 LPIA in 2017.
What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4055 LPIA in 1981.
How does Pakistan rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity?
Pakistan ranks 34th out of 38 countries with data for 2017.
Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. 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 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/