MDG: Eastern Asia vs Saudi Arabia: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index

MDG: Eastern Asia
0.99 GPIA
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
0.98 GPIA
in 2024
MDG: Eastern Asia rank
41st
Saudi Arabia rank
43rd

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index over time

  • MDG: Eastern Asia
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

MDG: Eastern Asia currently reports 0.99 GPIA against 0.98 GPIA in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.01 GPIA.

Across all 7 years both countries report, MDG: Eastern Asia has been ahead every year.

MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 41st and Saudi Arabia ranks 43rd of 203 groups.

MDG: Eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Eastern Asia Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.79 GPIA 0.61 GPIA 0.18 GPIA MDG: Eastern Asia
2000s 0.94 GPIA 0.765 GPIA 0.175 GPIA MDG: Eastern Asia
2010s 0.98 GPIA 0.955 GPIA 0.025 GPIA MDG: Eastern Asia
2020s 0.99 GPIA 0.98 GPIA 0.01 GPIA MDG: Eastern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index, MDG: Eastern Asia or Saudi Arabia?
MDG: Eastern Asia, at 0.99 GPIA against 0.98 GPIA in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
What is the difference in literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index between MDG: Eastern Asia and Saudi Arabia?
0.01 GPIA, with MDG: Eastern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Eastern Asia and Saudi Arabia?
7 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do MDG: Eastern Asia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 41st and Saudi Arabia ranks 43rd of 203 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Literacy rate, population 25-64 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
Literacy rate, population 25-64 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
290 places, 9,561 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release