Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI)

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About this dataset

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.

Columns (4)

countrystringiso3stringyearstringvaluenumber

Sample rows

iso3yearvaluecountry
AFE20241Africa Eastern and Southern
AFW20240.850000023841858Africa Western and Central
ARB20240.959999978542328Arab World
CSS2024Caribbean small states
CEB20241Central Europe and the Baltics
EAR20240.980000019073486Early-demographic dividend
EAS20241East Asia & Pacific
EAP20241East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

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