Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.99 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.99 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
19th
of 203 groups
All-time high
0.99 GPIA
in 2008
All-time low
0.98 GPIA
in 2001
Years of data
15
2001–2023
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) is 0.99 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) peaked at 0.99 GPIA in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.98 GPIA, in 2001.
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 19th of 203 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.98 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.99 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9812 GPIA | 0.98 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.99 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.99 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- 20 Tajikistan 0.9955 GPIA compare
- 21 Albania 0.99 GPIA compare
- 21 United Arab Emirates 0.99 GPIA compare
- 21 Montenegro 0.99 GPIA compare
- 21 Namibia 0.99 GPIA compare
- 21 Paraguay 0.99 GPIA compare
- 21 Serbia 0.99 GPIA compare
- 21 Samoa 0.99 GPIA compare
- 21 South Africa 0.99 GPIA compare
More education data for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38.11 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.0806 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 54.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.299 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 58.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.2912 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 34.83 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.85 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.65 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) was 0.99 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.99 GPIA in 2008.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.98 GPIA in 2001.
- How does ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 19th out of 203 groups with data for 2023.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 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