ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) vs Thailand: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity

ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
1 GPIA
in 2024
Thailand
1.01 GPIA
in 2022
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) rank
3rd
Thailand rank
2nd

Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity over time

  • ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Thailand currently reports 1.01 GPIA against 1 GPIA in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), a difference of 0.01 GPIA.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ahead.

ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ranks 3rd and Thailand ranks 2nd of 203 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) Thailand Difference Ahead
2000s 0.995 GPIA 0.955 GPIA 0.04 GPIA ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
2010s 1 GPIA 0.9833 GPIA 0.0167 GPIA ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
2020s 1 GPIA 1.01 GPIA 0.01 GPIA Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity, ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) or Thailand?
Thailand, at 1.01 GPIA against 1 GPIA in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) as of 2022.
What is the difference in adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity between ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) and Thailand?
0.01 GPIA, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) and Thailand?
9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) and Thailand rank globally for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity?
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ranks 3rd and Thailand ranks 2nd of 203 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
291 places, 9,496 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release