ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) vs Sri Lanka: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity

ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
0.96 GPIA
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.92 GPIA
in 2024
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) rank
25th
Sri Lanka rank
26th

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity over time

  • ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) currently reports 0.96 GPIA against 0.92 GPIA in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.04 GPIA.

Across all 16 years both countries report, ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) ranks 25th and Sri Lanka ranks 26th of 200 groups.

ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1980s 0.85 GPIA 0.68 GPIA 0.17 GPIA ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
2000s 0.9267 GPIA 0.7933 GPIA 0.1333 GPIA ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
2010s 0.9471 GPIA 0.8705 GPIA 0.0766 GPIA ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
2020s 0.96 GPIA 0.904 GPIA 0.056 GPIA ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity, ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) or Sri Lanka?
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), at 0.96 GPIA against 0.92 GPIA in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity between ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) and Sri Lanka?
0.04 GPIA, with ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) and Sri Lanka?
16 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) and Sri Lanka rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) ranks 25th and Sri Lanka ranks 26th of 200 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ 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
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ 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
284 places, 9,465 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release