South Africa: gender parity index in youth literacy

In 2021, the Gender Parity Index (GPI) in youth literacy in South Africa remained nearly unchanged at around 1.02.
The gender parity index for youth literacy rate refers to the proportion of females to males between the ages of 15 and 24 who can read and write as well as understand simple expressions about their daily lives.

Find more statistics on other topics about South Africa with key insights such as number of children out of school, Gender Parity Index (GPI) for gross enrollment in tertiary education, and gross tertiary enrollment ratio.

Gender parity index in youth literacy in South Africa from 2007 to 2021

Characteristic	Gender parity index (1 = equality)
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Release date

March 2024

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Region

South Africa

Survey time period

2007 to 2021

Age group

15-24 years

Supplementary notes

The Gender Parity Index (GPI) measures the relative access to education of both males and females. A score equal to one means complete gender parity. Scores below one indicate that males are favored over females, while scores exceeding one indicate that females are favored over males.
The source indicates that adult literacy rate is the ratio of females to males from age 15 to 24 who can both read and write as well as understand a short simple statement about their everyday life. It also states that literacy rate is an outcome indicator to measure educational attainment, adding that data on literacy are compiled by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics based on national censuses and household surveys and, for countries without literacy data, by using the Global Age-Specific Literacy Projection Model (GALP).

Figures have been rounded. Data was available only for the selected years.

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