Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ALECSO: Gulf Countries
ALECSO: Gulf Countries: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.8 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, 1986–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ALECSO: Gulf Countries stood at 0.8 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 45.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ALECSO: Gulf Countries peaked at 0.8 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.28 GPIA, in 1986.
ALECSO: Gulf Countries ranks 91st of 200 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 0.28 GPIA | — |
| 1987 | 0.28 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.28 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.29 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 0.29 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.28 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 0.29 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.29 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.28 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.28 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.28 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.28 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.29 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.3 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.3 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.39 GPIA | +30.0% |
| 2004 | 0.38 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.38 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4 GPIA | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.37 GPIA | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 0.35 GPIA | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.36 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.37 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.53 GPIA | +43.2% |
| 2012 | 0.54 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.54 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.55 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.58 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 0.61 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 0.66 GPIA | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 0.66 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.66 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.77 GPIA | +16.7% |
| 2021 | 0.77 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.78 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.79 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.8 GPIA | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2825 GPIA | 0.28 GPIA | 0.29 GPIA | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.286 GPIA | 0.28 GPIA | 0.3 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.353 GPIA | 0.3 GPIA | 0.4 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.57 GPIA | 0.37 GPIA | 0.66 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.782 GPIA | 0.77 GPIA | 0.8 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for ALECSO: Gulf Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5138 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 895,823 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -6.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 18.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 126,525 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ALECSO: Gulf Countries was 0.8 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.28 GPIA in 1986.
- How does ALECSO: Gulf Countries rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries ranks 91st out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Gulf Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release