Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, rural, adjusted gender in Pakistan

Pakistan: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, rural, adjusted gender was 0.7351 GPIA in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.7351 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
34th
of 36 countries
All-time high
0.7351 GPIA
in 2017
All-time low
0.3262 GPIA
in 1981
Years of data
13
1981–2017

Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, rural, adjusted gender in Pakistan, 1981–2017

00.20.40.60.81981199920171981: 0.326 GPIA1998: 0.486 GPIA2005: 0.567 GPIA2006: 0.621 GPIA2007: 0.628 GPIA2008: 0.662 GPIA2009: 0.663 GPIA2010: 0.673 GPIA2011: 0.692 GPIA2012: 0.697 GPIA2013: 0.698 GPIA2014: 0.727 GPIA2017: 0.735 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

Pakistan recorded 0.7351 GPIA for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, rural, adjusted gender in 2017. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, rural, adjusted gender in Pakistan peaked at 0.7351 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.3262 GPIA, in 1981.

Pakistan ranks 34th of 36 countries on this measure, 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, rural, adjusted gender in Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Pakistan, 1981 to 2017.
Year GPIA Change
1981 0.3262 GPIA
1998 0.4858 GPIA +48.9%
2005 0.5674 GPIA +16.8%
2006 0.621 GPIA +9.4%
2007 0.6277 GPIA +1.1%
2008 0.6621 GPIA +5.5%
2009 0.6627 GPIA +0.1%
2010 0.6726 GPIA +1.5%
2011 0.6916 GPIA +2.8%
2012 0.6974 GPIA +0.8%
2013 0.6978 GPIA +0.1%
2014 0.7269 GPIA +4.2%
2017 0.7351 GPIA +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.3262 GPIA 0.3262 GPIA 0.3262 GPIA 1
1990s 0.4858 GPIA 0.4858 GPIA 0.4858 GPIA 1
2000s 0.6282 GPIA 0.5674 GPIA 0.6627 GPIA 5
2010s 0.7036 GPIA 0.6726 GPIA 0.7351 GPIA 6

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 31 Morocco 0.8511 GPIA compare
  2. 32 Mozambique 0.7816 GPIA compare
  3. 33 Senegal 0.746 GPIA compare
  4. 35 Burkina Faso 0.6912 GPIA compare
  5. 36 Mali 0.6614 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, rural, adjusted gender in Pakistan?
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, rural, adjusted gender in Pakistan was 0.7351 GPIA in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, rural, adjusted gender recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.7351 GPIA in 2017.
What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, rural, adjusted gender recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3262 GPIA in 1981.
How does Pakistan rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, rural, adjusted gender?
Pakistan ranks 34th out of 36 countries with data for 2017.
Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, rural, adjusted gender rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 331 data points, 1976–2019
Last refreshed

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/