Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.86 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), 1986–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) is 0.86 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) peaked at 0.86 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.7 GPIA, in 1986.
That places ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 119th out of 203 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 0.7 GPIA | — |
| 1987 | 0.7 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.7 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.71 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.71 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.72 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.72 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.73 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.73 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.73 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.74 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.75 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.75 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.76 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.77 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.77 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.78 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.81 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.81 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.81 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.82 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.82 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.83 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.83 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.83 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.83 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.83 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.84 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.84 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.85 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.85 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.85 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.86 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.86 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.86 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.86 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7025 GPIA | 0.7 GPIA | 0.71 GPIA | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.734 GPIA | 0.71 GPIA | 0.76 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.799 GPIA | 0.77 GPIA | 0.82 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.838 GPIA | 0.83 GPIA | 0.85 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.86 GPIA | 0.86 GPIA | 0.86 GPIA | 4 |
More education data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.81 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.35 % change on previous year (2022)
All data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) was 0.86 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.86 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7 GPIA in 1986.
- How does ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 119th out of 203 groups with data for 2023.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 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