Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries
ALECSO: Maghreb Countries: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.43 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.43 GPIA
Change on year
up 2.4%
Rank
191st
of 200 groups
All-time high
0.43 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.16 GPIA
in 1994
Years of data
49
1976–2024
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries, 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries stood at 0.43 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries peaked at 0.43 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.16 GPIA, in 1994.
ALECSO: Maghreb Countries ranks 191st of 200 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.21 GPIA | — |
| 1977 | 0.21 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.21 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.21 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.21 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.21 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.21 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.21 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.21 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.2 GPIA | -4.8% |
| 1986 | 0.2 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.19 GPIA | -5.0% |
| 1989 | 0.18 GPIA | -5.3% |
| 1990 | 0.18 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.18 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.17 GPIA | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 0.17 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.16 GPIA | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 0.16 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.16 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.16 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.18 GPIA | +12.5% |
| 1999 | 0.18 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.18 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.18 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.18 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.18 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.19 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 0.16 GPIA | -15.8% |
| 2006 | 0.16 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.17 GPIA | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 0.24 GPIA | +41.2% |
| 2009 | 0.25 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.24 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.24 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3 GPIA | +25.0% |
| 2013 | 0.31 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.34 GPIA | +9.7% |
| 2015 | 0.35 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.36 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.37 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.38 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.38 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.39 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.4 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.41 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.42 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 0.43 GPIA | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.21 GPIA | 0.21 GPIA | 0.21 GPIA | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.202 GPIA | 0.18 GPIA | 0.21 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.17 GPIA | 0.16 GPIA | 0.18 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.189 GPIA | 0.16 GPIA | 0.25 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.327 GPIA | 0.24 GPIA | 0.38 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.41 GPIA | 0.39 GPIA | 0.43 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for ALECSO: Maghreb Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 14.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 5.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.64 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries was 0.43 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: Maghreb Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 0.43 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.16 GPIA in 1994.
- How does ALECSO: Maghreb Countries rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- ALECSO: Maghreb Countries ranks 191st out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Maghreb 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