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

Latest (2024)
0.87 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
113th
of 203 groups
All-time high
0.87 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.77 GPIA
in 1983
Years of data
42
1983–2024

Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, 1983–2024

00.20.40.60.81983200320241983: 0.77 GPIA1984: 0.77 GPIA1985: 0.77 GPIA1986: 0.77 GPIA1987: 0.78 GPIA1988: 0.77 GPIA1989: 0.78 GPIA1990: 0.78 GPIA1991: 0.78 GPIA1992: 0.79 GPIA1993: 0.79 GPIA1994: 0.79 GPIA1995: 0.79 GPIA1996: 0.8 GPIA1997: 0.8 GPIA1998: 0.81 GPIA1999: 0.8 GPIA2000: 0.81 GPIA2001: 0.81 GPIA2002: 0.79 GPIA2003: 0.79 GPIA2004: 0.78 GPIA2005: 0.79 GPIA2006: 0.79 GPIA2007: 0.8 GPIA2008: 0.8 GPIA2009: 0.8 GPIA2010: 0.82 GPIA2011: 0.82 GPIA2012: 0.82 GPIA2013: 0.83 GPIA2014: 0.83 GPIA2015: 0.84 GPIA2016: 0.85 GPIA2017: 0.85 GPIA2018: 0.85 GPIA2019: 0.85 GPIA2020: 0.86 GPIA2021: 0.86 GPIA2022: 0.86 GPIA2023: 0.86 GPIA2024: 0.87 GPIA

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

Annual values for Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, 1983 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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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Indicator
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
291 places, 9,496 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release