Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Gulf Area
UNICEF: Gulf Area: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.99 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.99 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
19th
of 203 groups
All-time high
0.99 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.68 GPIA
in 1986
Years of data
39
1986–2024
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Gulf Area, 1986–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
UNICEF: Gulf Area recorded 0.99 GPIA for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Gulf Area peaked at 0.99 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.68 GPIA, in 1986.
That places UNICEF: Gulf Area 19th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Gulf Area, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 0.68 GPIA | — |
| 1987 | 0.68 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.69 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.7 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.71 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.72 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.73 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.74 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.75 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.76 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.77 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.78 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.79 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.81 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.82 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.83 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.87 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.88 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.89 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.91 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.92 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.92 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.93 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.96 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.97 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.98 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.99 GPIA | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6875 GPIA | 0.68 GPIA | 0.7 GPIA | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.755 GPIA | 0.71 GPIA | 0.8 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.875 GPIA | 0.81 GPIA | 0.92 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.965 GPIA | 0.93 GPIA | 0.97 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.982 GPIA | 0.98 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Gulf Area
- 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 UNICEF: Gulf Area
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0178 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7367 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 796,027 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 18.72 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Gulf Area 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 UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The highest recorded value was 0.99 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.68 GPIA in 1986.
- How does UNICEF: Gulf Area rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 19th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Gulf Area 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