Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.54 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.54 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
140th
of 200 groups
All-time high
0.54 GPIA
in 2020
All-time low
0.37 GPIA
in 1994
Years of data
44
1981–2024
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) recorded 0.54 GPIA for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
The figure is up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) peaked at 0.54 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.37 GPIA, in 1994.
That places ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 140th out of 200 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.4 GPIA | — |
| 1982 | 0.4 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.42 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 0.42 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.42 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.42 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.42 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.41 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.41 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.4 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.38 GPIA | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 0.38 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.38 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.37 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.38 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.38 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.39 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.39 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.39 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.38 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.39 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.38 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.39 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.37 GPIA | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.37 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4 GPIA | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 0.42 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.45 GPIA | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 0.48 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 0.48 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.46 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.49 GPIA | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 0.47 GPIA | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.48 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.49 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.49 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.48 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.53 GPIA | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 0.54 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.52 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.53 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.54 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.54 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4133 GPIA | 0.4 GPIA | 0.42 GPIA | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.384 GPIA | 0.37 GPIA | 0.4 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.403 GPIA | 0.37 GPIA | 0.48 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.487 GPIA | 0.46 GPIA | 0.53 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.534 GPIA | 0.52 GPIA | 0.54 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 9.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 50.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) was 0.54 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.54 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.37 GPIA in 1994.
- How does ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 140th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 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