Pakistan vs UNICEF: World: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity
Pakistan
0.32 GPIA
in 2021
UNICEF: World
0.88 GPIA
in 2024
Pakistan rank
71st
UNICEF: World rank
68th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity over time
- Pakistan
- UNICEF: World
How they compare
UNICEF: World currently reports 0.88 GPIA against 0.32 GPIA in Pakistan, a difference of 0.56 GPIA.
That makes UNICEF: World's figure about 2.8 times Pakistan's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, UNICEF: World has been ahead every year.
Pakistan ranks 71st and UNICEF: World ranks 68th of 84 countries.
UNICEF: World has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | UNICEF: World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3 GPIA | 0.8 GPIA | 0.5 GPIA | UNICEF: World |
| 2000s | 0.268 GPIA | 0.804 GPIA | 0.536 GPIA | UNICEF: World |
| 2010s | 0.275 GPIA | 0.8475 GPIA | 0.5725 GPIA | UNICEF: World |
| 2020s | 0.32 GPIA | 0.87 GPIA | 0.55 GPIA | UNICEF: World |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity, Pakistan or UNICEF: World?
- UNICEF: World, at 0.88 GPIA against 0.32 GPIA in Pakistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity between Pakistan and UNICEF: World?
- 0.56 GPIA, with UNICEF: World ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and UNICEF: World?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2021.
- How do Pakistan and UNICEF: World rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- Pakistan ranks 71st and UNICEF: World ranks 68th of 84 countries.
- 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
February 2026 Data Release