Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.7 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.7 GPIA
Change on year
up 2.9%
Rank
105th
of 200 groups
All-time high
0.75 GPIA
in 2019
All-time low
0.61 GPIA
in 2007
Years of data
51
1974–2024
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) is 0.7 GPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 0.75 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.61 GPIA, in 2007.
That places ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 105th out of 200 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.74 GPIA | — |
| 1975 | 0.74 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.74 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.74 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.74 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.74 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.74 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.74 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.74 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.74 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.74 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.74 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.73 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.73 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.73 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.72 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.72 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.69 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 0.69 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.69 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.69 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.71 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.71 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.71 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.72 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.71 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.71 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.71 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.7 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.63 GPIA | -10.0% |
| 2005 | 0.63 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.63 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.61 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.62 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.67 GPIA | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 0.67 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.68 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.68 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.68 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.71 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.71 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.67 GPIA | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 0.69 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.75 GPIA | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 0.75 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.67 GPIA | -10.7% |
| 2022 | 0.68 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.68 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.7 GPIA | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.74 GPIA | 0.74 GPIA | 0.74 GPIA | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.735 GPIA | 0.72 GPIA | 0.74 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.704 GPIA | 0.69 GPIA | 0.72 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.661 GPIA | 0.61 GPIA | 0.71 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.694 GPIA | 0.67 GPIA | 0.75 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.696 GPIA | 0.67 GPIA | 0.75 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2683 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6859 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.16 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 0.7 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: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.75 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.61 GPIA in 2007.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 105th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 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