Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)
ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.49 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.49 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
171st
of 200 groups
All-time high
0.49 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.29 GPIA
in 1982
Years of data
43
1982–2024
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120), 1982–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) stood at 0.49 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
That represents a change of up 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) peaked at 0.49 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.29 GPIA, in 1982.
That places ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) 171st out of 200 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 0.29 GPIA | — |
| 1983 | 0.29 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.29 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.29 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.29 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.29 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.29 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.29 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.29 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.29 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.29 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.29 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.31 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.31 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.31 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.33 GPIA | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 0.33 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.33 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.32 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.31 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.31 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.29 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.31 GPIA | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 0.32 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.37 GPIA | +15.6% |
| 2009 | 0.38 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.38 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.39 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.39 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.39 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.38 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.38 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.39 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.42 GPIA | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 0.44 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.45 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.46 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.47 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.48 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.49 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 0.49 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.29 GPIA | 0.29 GPIA | 0.29 GPIA | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.305 GPIA | 0.29 GPIA | 0.33 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.324 GPIA | 0.29 GPIA | 0.38 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.401 GPIA | 0.38 GPIA | 0.45 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.478 GPIA | 0.46 GPIA | 0.49 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 878,878 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.16 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.9 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.77 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.77 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.94 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.39 million (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) was 0.49 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.49 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.29 GPIA in 1982.
- How does ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) ranks 171st out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) 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