Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.53 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.53 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
144th
of 200 groups
All-time high
0.53 GPIA
in 2020
All-time low
0.23 GPIA
in 1985
Years of data
50
1973–2022
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), 1973–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) stood at 0.53 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 0.53 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.23 GPIA, in 1985.
That places ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 144th out of 200 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.29 GPIA | — |
| 1974 | 0.29 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.29 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.29 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.28 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.27 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 1979 | 0.27 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.26 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 0.26 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.25 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 0.25 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.24 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 1985 | 0.23 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 1986 | 0.23 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.23 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.23 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.23 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.23 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.23 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.23 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.23 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.23 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.26 GPIA | +13.0% |
| 1996 | 0.29 GPIA | +11.5% |
| 1997 | 0.31 GPIA | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 0.31 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.33 GPIA | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 0.34 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.35 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.35 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.37 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 0.38 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.35 GPIA | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 0.36 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.38 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 0.39 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.39 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.42 GPIA | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 0.41 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.41 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.41 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.41 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.42 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.45 GPIA | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 0.47 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.49 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.51 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 0.53 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 0.53 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.53 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2829 GPIA | 0.27 GPIA | 0.29 GPIA | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.241 GPIA | 0.23 GPIA | 0.26 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.265 GPIA | 0.23 GPIA | 0.33 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.366 GPIA | 0.34 GPIA | 0.39 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.44 GPIA | 0.41 GPIA | 0.51 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.53 GPIA | 0.53 GPIA | 0.53 GPIA | 3 |
More education data for ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 859,574 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 604,930 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 0.53 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.53 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.23 GPIA in 1985.
- How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 144th out of 200 groups with data for 2022.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 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