Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.78 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.78 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
97th
of 200 groups
All-time high
0.8 GPIA
in 1996
All-time low
0.71 GPIA
in 2006
Years of data
48
1977–2024
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1977–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) recorded 0.78 GPIA for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in 2024.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) peaked at 0.8 GPIA in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.71 GPIA, in 2006.
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 97th of 200 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0.74 GPIA | — |
| 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 | 0.73 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.73 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.74 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.74 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.74 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.75 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.75 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.75 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.75 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.76 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.76 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.76 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.77 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.78 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.8 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.8 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.79 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.79 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.79 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.79 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.78 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.78 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.78 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.71 GPIA | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 0.72 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.71 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.71 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.77 GPIA | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 0.77 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.77 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.76 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.78 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.76 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.75 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.77 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.75 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.75 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.75 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.76 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.77 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.78 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.78 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.74 GPIA | 0.74 GPIA | 0.74 GPIA | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.741 GPIA | 0.73 GPIA | 0.75 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.777 GPIA | 0.75 GPIA | 0.8 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.756 GPIA | 0.71 GPIA | 0.79 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.763 GPIA | 0.75 GPIA | 0.78 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.768 GPIA | 0.75 GPIA | 0.78 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 20.10 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 4.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 20.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 10.93 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.65 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 23.90 million (2021)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 13.32 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.68 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) was 0.78 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: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8 GPIA in 1996.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.71 GPIA in 2006.
- How does ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 97th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 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