MDG: Eastern Asia vs Myanmar: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity

MDG: Eastern Asia
0.9 GPIA
in 2024
Myanmar
0.75 GPIA
in 2019
MDG: Eastern Asia rank
46th
Myanmar rank
45th

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

  • MDG: Eastern Asia
  • Myanmar
0.20.40.60.81197620002024

How they compare

MDG: Eastern Asia currently reports 0.9 GPIA against 0.75 GPIA in Myanmar, a difference of 0.15 GPIA.

That makes MDG: Eastern Asia's figure about 1.2 times Myanmar's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Myanmar ahead.

MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 46th and Myanmar ranks 45th of 200 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, MDG: Eastern Asia averaged higher in 1 and Myanmar in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Eastern Asia Myanmar Difference Ahead
1980s 0.27 GPIA 0.64 GPIA 0.37 GPIA Myanmar
2000s 0.59 GPIA 0.73 GPIA 0.14 GPIA Myanmar
2010s 0.8267 GPIA 0.7467 GPIA 0.08 GPIA MDG: Eastern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity, MDG: Eastern Asia or Myanmar?
MDG: Eastern Asia, at 0.9 GPIA against 0.75 GPIA in Myanmar as of 2024.
What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity between MDG: Eastern Asia and Myanmar?
0.15 GPIA, with MDG: Eastern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Eastern Asia and Myanmar?
5 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2019.
How do MDG: Eastern Asia and Myanmar rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 46th and Myanmar ranks 45th 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