Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.47 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.47 GPIA
Change on year
up 2.2%
Rank
177th
of 200 groups
All-time high
0.47 GPIA
in 2012
All-time low
0.17 GPIA
in 1974
Years of data
51
1974–2024
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) recorded 0.47 GPIA for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) peaked at 0.47 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.17 GPIA, in 1974.
That places ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) 177th out of 200 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.17 GPIA | — |
| 1975 | 0.17 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.17 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.17 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.18 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 0.18 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.18 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.18 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.18 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.26 GPIA | +44.4% |
| 1984 | 0.26 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.26 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.26 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.26 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.25 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 0.25 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.25 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.25 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.25 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.22 GPIA | -12.0% |
| 1994 | 0.22 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.22 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.22 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.22 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.23 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 0.24 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 0.24 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.25 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.25 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3 GPIA | +20.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.29 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.27 GPIA | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 0.28 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.31 GPIA | +10.7% |
| 2009 | 0.39 GPIA | +25.8% |
| 2010 | 0.38 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.38 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.47 GPIA | +23.7% |
| 2013 | 0.42 GPIA | -10.6% |
| 2014 | 0.43 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.43 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4 GPIA | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 0.41 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.42 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.43 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.44 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.45 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.46 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.46 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.47 GPIA | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1733 GPIA | 0.17 GPIA | 0.18 GPIA | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.234 GPIA | 0.18 GPIA | 0.26 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.232 GPIA | 0.22 GPIA | 0.25 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.288 GPIA | 0.24 GPIA | 0.39 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.417 GPIA | 0.38 GPIA | 0.47 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.456 GPIA | 0.44 GPIA | 0.47 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.08 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) was 0.47 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: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.47 GPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.17 GPIA in 1974.
- How does ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) ranks 177th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) 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