Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.99 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 0.99 GPIA for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 22 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 GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 1.06 GPIA in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.99 GPIA, in 2013.
That places GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 19th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1.06 GPIA | — |
| 2004 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.04 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.99 GPIA | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 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% |
| 2024 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.99 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- 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 GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 44,742 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2013)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15,673 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,930 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 15,242 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31,146 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 91,199 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5,370 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 0.99 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPIA in 2003.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.99 GPIA in 2013.
- How does GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 19th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 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