Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.43 GPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109), 1988–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) recorded 0.43 GPIA for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in 2019. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) peaked at 0.43 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.26 GPIA, in 1988.
ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) ranks 191st of 200 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0.26 GPIA | — |
| 1989 | 0.26 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.26 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.26 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.26 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.26 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.26 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.27 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 0.27 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.28 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.29 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.32 GPIA | +10.3% |
| 2000 | 0.32 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.32 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3 GPIA | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 0.29 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.29 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.29 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.31 GPIA | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 0.39 GPIA | +25.8% |
| 2008 | 0.39 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.38 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.39 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.39 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.4 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.41 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.41 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.41 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.42 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.43 GPIA | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.26 GPIA | 0.26 GPIA | 0.26 GPIA | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.273 GPIA | 0.26 GPIA | 0.32 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.328 GPIA | 0.29 GPIA | 0.39 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.406 GPIA | 0.39 GPIA | 0.43 GPIA | 10 |
More education data for ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.5% (2023)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.4% (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 7.80 million (2021)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.4% (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 8.72 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 9.47 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.14 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 21.91 million (2023)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 9.96 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 9.83 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) was 0.43 GPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.43 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.26 GPIA in 1988.
- How does ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) ranks 191st out of 200 groups with data for 2019.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) 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