Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.68 GPIA in 2018. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, 1991–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries is 0.68 GPIA, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries peaked at 0.68 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.52 GPIA, in 1991.
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 203rd of 203 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.52 GPIA | — |
| 1992 | 0.52 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.52 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.53 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.53 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.54 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.55 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.56 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.58 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.59 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.6 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.61 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.62 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.63 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.64 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.62 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.63 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.63 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.64 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.64 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.64 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.65 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.65 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.66 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.67 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.67 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.68 GPIA | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5389 GPIA | 0.52 GPIA | 0.58 GPIA | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.621 GPIA | 0.59 GPIA | 0.64 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6575 GPIA | 0.64 GPIA | 0.68 GPIA | 8 |
More education data for ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 633,128 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 378,880 (2020)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 226,596 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.63 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 13.6 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.75 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 11.6 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.25 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.84 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.01 million (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries was 0.68 GPIA in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 0.68 GPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.52 GPIA in 1991.
- How does ALECSO: Least Developed Countries rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 203rd out of 203 groups with data for 2018.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Least Developed Countries 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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February 2026 Data Release