Of the economies in the World Bank's latest release, Rwanda has the highest literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI) (1.05 in 2022) and Pakistan the lowest (0.84 in 2021). The world figure is 0.98 (2024).
What this measures
Gender parity index for youth literacy rate is the ratio of females to males ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Limitations: In practice, literacy is difficult to measure. Estimating literacy rates requires census or survey measurements under controlled conditions. Many countries report the number of literate people from self-reported data. Some use educational attainment data as a proxy but apply different lengths of school attendance or levels of completion. And there is a trend among recent national and international surveys toward using a direct reading test of literacy skills. Because definitions and methods of data collection differ across countries, data should be used cautiously.
Each country's latest available year is shown; countries report on different schedules, so compare years before comparing values.
Ranking
| # | Economy | Latest value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rwanda | 1.05 | 2022 |
| 2 | Bangladesh | 1.02 | 2022 |
| 3 | Honduras | 1.02 | 2024 |
| 4 | South Africa | 1.02 | 2024 |
| 5 | Uganda | 1.02 | 2024 |
| 6 | Indonesia | 1.02 | 2022 |
| 7 | Cambodia | 1.01 | 2023 |
| 8 | Colombia | 1.01 | 2024 |
| 9 | Dominican Republic | 1.01 | 2024 |
| 10 | El Salvador | 1.01 | 2024 |
| 11 | Venezuela, RB | 1.01 | 2017 |
| 12 | Chile | 1 | 2022 |
| 13 | Armenia | 1 | 2023 |
| 14 | Azerbaijan | 1 | 2023 |
| 15 | Bolivia | 1 | 2024 |
| 16 | Brazil | 1 | 2024 |
| 17 | Ecuador | 1 | 2024 |
| 18 | Georgia | 1 | 2024 |
| 19 | Jordan | 1 | 2024 |
| 20 | Kuwait | 1 | 2020 |
| 21 | Maldives | 1 | 2019 |
| 22 | Mexico | 1 | 2024 |
| 23 | Paraguay | 1 | 2024 |
| 24 | Peru | 1 | 2024 |
| 25 | Singapore | 1 | 2021 |
| 26 | Spain | 1 | 2021 |
| 27 | Sri Lanka | 1 | 2024 |
| 28 | Thailand | 1 | 2022 |
| 29 | Tunisia | 1 | 2023 |
| 30 | Uruguay | 1 | 2024 |
| 31 | Panama | 1 | 2024 |
| 32 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 1 | 2023 |
| 33 | Philippines | 1 | 2022 |
| 34 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 0.99 | 2022 |
| 35 | West Bank and Gaza | 0.99 | 2024 |
| 36 | Türkiye | 0.99 | 2022 |
| 37 | Guatemala | 0.99 | 2024 |
| 38 | India | 0.99 | 2024 |
| 39 | Senegal | 0.95 | 2023 |
| 40 | Togo | 0.94 | 2022 |
| 41 | Burkina Faso | 0.93 | 2022 |
| 42 | Ethiopia | 0.92 | 2022 |
| 43 | Benin | 0.91 | 2022 |
| 44 | Pakistan | 0.84 | 2021 |
Regions and income groups
More education indicators
- Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24)
- Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24)
- Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)
- Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above)
- Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above)
- Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
- Compulsory education, duration (years)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
- School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
- School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
- School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
- Preprimary education, duration (years)
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Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, SE.ADT.1524.LT.FM.ZS, CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. View on data.worldbank.org; the full definition is in the World Bank's metadata glossary.
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