Saudi Arabia vs WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index
Saudi Arabia
0.98 GPIA
in 2024
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
0.99 GPIA
in 2024
Saudi Arabia rank
43rd
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank
41st
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Saudi Arabia
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 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, WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.
Saudi Arabia ranks 43rd and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 41st of 87 countries.
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.61 GPIA | 0.93 GPIA | 0.32 GPIA | WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 0.765 GPIA | 0.945 GPIA | 0.18 GPIA | WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 0.955 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 0.035 GPIA | WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) |
| 2020s | 0.98 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 0.01 GPIA | WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) |
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, Saudi Arabia or WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), 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 Saudi Arabia and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- 0.01 GPIA, with WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Saudi Arabia and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank globally for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 43rd and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 41st of 87 countries.
- 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
February 2026 Data Release