Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.89 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.89 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
103rd
of 203 groups
All-time high
0.9 GPIA
in 2015
All-time low
0.87 GPIA
in 1988
Years of data
39
1986–2024
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), 1986–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) stood at 0.89 GPIA.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) peaked at 0.9 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.87 GPIA, in 1988.
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 103rd of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 0.89 GPIA | — |
| 1987 | 0.89 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.87 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.88 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.88 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.88 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.88 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.87 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.87 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.87 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.87 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.87 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.87 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.87 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.87 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.88 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.88 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.88 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.88 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.88 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.88 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.88 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.88 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.88 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.89 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.89 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.89 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.89 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.89 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.89 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.89 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.89 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.89 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.89 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.89 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.89 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8825 GPIA | 0.87 GPIA | 0.89 GPIA | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.873 GPIA | 0.87 GPIA | 0.88 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.879 GPIA | 0.87 GPIA | 0.88 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.893 GPIA | 0.89 GPIA | 0.9 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.89 GPIA | 0.89 GPIA | 0.89 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 30.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 219,383 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 27.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 24.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 512,600 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) was 0.89 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.87 GPIA in 1988.
- How does ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 103rd out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 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