Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.89 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.89 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
53rd
of 200 groups
All-time high
0.89 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.46 GPIA
in 1974
Years of data
51
1974–2024
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406), 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) recorded 0.89 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 1.1% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) peaked at 0.89 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.46 GPIA, in 1974.
That places ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) 53rd 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 51 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.46 GPIA | — |
| 1975 | 0.46 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.46 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.47 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.47 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.47 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.48 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.49 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.5 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.5 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.51 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.52 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.51 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.57 GPIA | +11.8% |
| 1988 | 0.57 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.58 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.58 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.59 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.59 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.62 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 0.62 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.63 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.65 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.65 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.66 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.66 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.66 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.66 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.67 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.69 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.69 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.73 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.75 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.72 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.76 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8 GPIA | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.78 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.79 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.78 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.86 GPIA | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8 GPIA | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 0.82 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.83 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.84 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.85 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.86 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.87 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.87 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.88 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.89 GPIA | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.465 GPIA | 0.46 GPIA | 0.47 GPIA | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.523 GPIA | 0.48 GPIA | 0.58 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.625 GPIA | 0.58 GPIA | 0.66 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.703 GPIA | 0.66 GPIA | 0.76 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.815 GPIA | 0.78 GPIA | 0.86 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.874 GPIA | 0.86 GPIA | 0.89 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
- 50 Oman 0.71 GPIA compare
- 51 Jordan 0.69 GPIA compare
- 52 Kuwait 0.66 GPIA compare
- 53 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.5788 GPIA compare
- 54 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.57 GPIA compare
- 55 Bangladesh 0.54 GPIA compare
- 55 Rwanda 0.54 GPIA compare
More education data for ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0787 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 10.35 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) was 0.89 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: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.89 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.46 GPIA in 1974.
- How does ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) ranks 53rd out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) 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