Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.87 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, 1983–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries stood at 0.87 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries peaked at 0.87 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.77 GPIA, in 1983.
That places SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 113th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0.77 GPIA | — |
| 1984 | 0.77 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.77 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.77 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.78 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.77 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.78 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.78 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.78 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.79 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.79 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.79 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.79 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.8 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.81 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.81 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.81 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.79 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.79 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.78 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.79 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.79 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.82 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.82 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.82 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.83 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.83 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.84 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.85 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.85 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 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% |
| 2024 | 0.87 GPIA | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7729 GPIA | 0.77 GPIA | 0.78 GPIA | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.793 GPIA | 0.78 GPIA | 0.81 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.796 GPIA | 0.78 GPIA | 0.81 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.836 GPIA | 0.82 GPIA | 0.85 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.862 GPIA | 0.86 GPIA | 0.87 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 41.83 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.60 million (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries was 0.87 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 0.87 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.77 GPIA in 1983.
- How does SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries ranks 113th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Landlocked Developing 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