Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 1 LPIA in Uruguay; the lowest is 0.4384 LPIA in Burkina Faso.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.9883 LPIA, and the mean is 0.9188 LPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 27 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Burkina Faso (up 120.5%), and the largest decrease in South Africa (down 1.2%).
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, adjusted: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uruguay | 1 LPIA | 2018 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 2 | Moldova | 1 LPIA | 2014 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 0.9995 LPIA | 2019 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 4 | Azerbaijan | 0.9994 LPIA | 2017 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 5 | Spain | 0.9987 LPIA | 2018 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 6 | Greece | 0.9962 LPIA | 2011 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 7 | Chile | 0.9962 LPIA | 2017 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 8 | Turkey | 0.9952 LPIA | 2015 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 9 | Thailand | 0.9949 LPIA | 2018 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 10 | Dominican Republic | 0.9946 LPIA | 2016 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 11 | Indonesia | 0.9945 LPIA | 2018 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 12 | Palestine | 0.9933 LPIA | 2018 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 13 | Mexico | 0.9933 LPIA | 2018 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 14 | Ecuador | 0.9932 LPIA | 2017 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 15 | Sri Lanka | 0.9921 LPIA | 2018 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 16 | Brazil | 0.9915 LPIA | 2018 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 17 | Malaysia | 0.9907 LPIA | 2018 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 18 | Bolivia | 0.9889 LPIA | 2015 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 19 | Kuwait | 0.9877 LPIA | 2018 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 20 | Colombia | 0.9859 LPIA | 2018 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 21 | El Salvador | 0.9852 LPIA | 2017 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 22 | South Africa | 0.9835 LPIA | 2017 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 23 | Paraguay | 0.9827 LPIA | 2018 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 24 | Peru | 0.9816 LPIA | 2018 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 25 | Honduras | 0.9759 LPIA | 2018 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 26 | Iran | 0.9716 LPIA | 2016 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 27 | Guatemala | 0.9366 LPIA | 2014 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 28 | Cambodia | 0.9317 LPIA | 2015 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 29 | Egypt | 0.896 LPIA | 2017 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 30 | Uganda | 0.8823 LPIA | 2012 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 31 | Morocco | 0.8029 LPIA | 2012 | up 80.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Senegal | 0.6703 LPIA | 2017 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 33 | Pakistan | 0.66 LPIA | 2017 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 34 | Mozambique | 0.6263 LPIA | 2017 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 35 | Mali | 0.4609 LPIA | 2018 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 36 | Burkina Faso | 0.4384 LPIA | 2014 | up 120.5% | 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/