Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in AIMS: Central Asia

AIMS: Central Asia: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity was 1 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
1 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
3rd
of 203 groups
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2006
All-time low
0.98 GPIA
in 1988
Years of data
37
1988–2024

Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in AIMS: Central Asia, 1988–2024

00.20.40.60.811988200620241988: 0.98 GPIA1989: 0.98 GPIA1990: 0.98 GPIA1991: 0.98 GPIA1992: 0.98 GPIA1993: 0.98 GPIA1994: 0.98 GPIA1995: 0.98 GPIA1996: 0.99 GPIA1997: 0.99 GPIA1998: 0.99 GPIA1999: 0.99 GPIA2000: 0.99 GPIA2001: 0.99 GPIA2002: 0.99 GPIA2003: 0.99 GPIA2004: 0.99 GPIA2005: 0.99 GPIA2006: 1 GPIA2007: 1 GPIA2008: 1 GPIA2009: 1 GPIA2010: 1 GPIA2011: 1 GPIA2012: 1 GPIA2013: 1 GPIA2014: 1 GPIA2015: 1 GPIA2016: 1 GPIA2017: 1 GPIA2018: 1 GPIA2019: 1 GPIA2020: 1 GPIA2021: 1 GPIA2022: 1 GPIA2023: 1 GPIA2024: 1 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

AIMS: Central Asia recorded 1 GPIA for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in AIMS: Central Asia peaked at 1 GPIA in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.98 GPIA, in 1988.

That places AIMS: Central Asia 3rd out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in AIMS: Central Asia, year by year

Annual values for Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in AIMS: Central Asia, 1988 to 2024.
Year GPIA Change
1988 0.98 GPIA
1989 0.98 GPIA +0.0%
1990 0.98 GPIA +0.0%
1991 0.98 GPIA +0.0%
1992 0.98 GPIA +0.0%
1993 0.98 GPIA +0.0%
1994 0.98 GPIA +0.0%
1995 0.98 GPIA +0.0%
1996 0.99 GPIA +1.0%
1997 0.99 GPIA +0.0%
1998 0.99 GPIA +0.0%
1999 0.99 GPIA +0.0%
2000 0.99 GPIA +0.0%
2001 0.99 GPIA +0.0%
2002 0.99 GPIA +0.0%
2003 0.99 GPIA +0.0%
2004 0.99 GPIA +0.0%
2005 0.99 GPIA +0.0%
2006 1 GPIA +1.0%
2007 1 GPIA +0.0%
2008 1 GPIA +0.0%
2009 1 GPIA +0.0%
2010 1 GPIA +0.0%
2011 1 GPIA +0.0%
2012 1 GPIA +0.0%
2013 1 GPIA +0.0%
2014 1 GPIA +0.0%
2015 1 GPIA +0.0%
2016 1 GPIA +0.0%
2017 1 GPIA +0.0%
2018 1 GPIA +0.0%
2019 1 GPIA +0.0%
2020 1 GPIA +0.0%
2021 1 GPIA +0.0%
2022 1 GPIA +0.0%
2023 1 GPIA +0.0%
2024 1 GPIA +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.98 GPIA 0.98 GPIA 0.98 GPIA 2
1990s 0.984 GPIA 0.98 GPIA 0.99 GPIA 10
2000s 0.994 GPIA 0.99 GPIA 1 GPIA 10
2010s 1 GPIA 1 GPIA 1 GPIA 10
2020s 1 GPIA 1 GPIA 1 GPIA 5

Countries ranked near AIMS: Central Asia

  1. 1 Lesotho 1.14 GPIA compare
  2. 2 Brazil 1.01 GPIA compare
  3. 2 Colombia 1.01 GPIA compare
  4. 2 Dominican Republic 1.01 GPIA compare
  5. 2 Honduras 1.01 GPIA compare
  6. 2 Mongolia 1.01 GPIA compare
  7. 2 Thailand 1.01 GPIA compare
  8. 2 Uruguay 1.01 GPIA compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in AIMS: Central Asia?
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in AIMS: Central Asia was 1 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in AIMS: Central Asia?
The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2006.
What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in AIMS: Central Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.98 GPIA in 1988.
How does AIMS: Central Asia rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity?
AIMS: Central Asia ranks 3rd out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in AIMS: Central Asia?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this AIMS: Central Asia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ 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
291 places, 9,496 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release