Rwanda vs WB: East Asia & Pacific: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity

Rwanda
0.54 GPIA
in 2022
WB: East Asia & Pacific
0.89 GPIA
in 2024
Rwanda rank
55th
WB: East Asia & Pacific rank
53rd

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

  • Rwanda
  • WB: East Asia & Pacific
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How they compare

WB: East Asia & Pacific currently reports 0.89 GPIA against 0.54 GPIA in Rwanda, a difference of 0.35 GPIA.

That makes WB: East Asia & Pacific's figure about 1.6 times Rwanda's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, WB: East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

Rwanda ranks 55th and WB: East Asia & Pacific ranks 53rd of 84 countries.

WB: East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda WB: East Asia & Pacific Difference Ahead
1970s 0.11 GPIA 0.39 GPIA 0.28 GPIA WB: East Asia & Pacific
2000s 0.17 GPIA 0.61 GPIA 0.44 GPIA WB: East Asia & Pacific
2010s 0.28 GPIA 0.81 GPIA 0.53 GPIA WB: East Asia & Pacific
2020s 0.58 GPIA 0.875 GPIA 0.295 GPIA WB: East Asia & Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity, Rwanda or WB: East Asia & Pacific?
WB: East Asia & Pacific, at 0.89 GPIA against 0.54 GPIA in Rwanda as of 2024.
What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity between Rwanda and WB: East Asia & Pacific?
0.35 GPIA, with WB: East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and WB: East Asia & Pacific?
7 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2022.
How do Rwanda and WB: East Asia & Pacific rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
Rwanda ranks 55th and WB: East Asia & Pacific ranks 53rd 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

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